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  • Al-Kikhya Mosque

  • Al-Kikhya Mosque

    Al Kikhya Mosque is a historic mosque located in the city of Sidon in the South Governorate of Lebanon. It was built during the Ottoman era by Mustapha al-Katkhuda in 1624 AD. The mosque consists of three main sections, which are the prayer hall and the courtyard of the mosque, in addition to five rooms, one of which has a dome, and was designated for holding the dhikr sessions.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Historic Center of Saida.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Al-Kikhya Mosque
    by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Al-Kikhya Mosque

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2019

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    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Lebanon

    South Governorate

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    17th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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