Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque (Arabic: جامع محمد الأمين), also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni Muslim mosque located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
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Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque | |
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جامع محمد الأمين | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Location | |
Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
Geographic coordinates | 33°53′41.89″N 35°30′22.93″E |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Date established | 2008 |
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In the 19th century, a zawiya (prayer corner) was built on this site. Decades of preparation to obtain sufficient land adjacent to the old Zawiya led finally to the building of the new mosque. It was inaugurated in 2008.