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Queen Arwa Mosque
Queen Arwa Mosque
by Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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by Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Queen Arwa Mosque
Queen Arwa Mosque, also known as Mosque of Queen Arwa bint Ahmad al-Sulayhi, is a historical mosque located in Jibla, Yemen. It was built between 1056 AD to 1111 AD by Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi during the reign of Sulayhid dynasty. The queen’s tomb is located in the mosque which considered one of the oldest ancient Yemeni mosques.
Site Information
Country: Yemen
District: Ibb Governorate
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 11th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Jibla and its surroundings
Date of Submission: 2002
Exact Location
Elevation: 2016 m
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