Architectural wonder | Saudi Gazette

The Omar Bin Al-Khattab Mosque in Dumat Al-Jandal, positioned adjoining to the Marid Citadel, within the northern Saudi province of Al-Jouf. The Second Caliph Omar Bin Al-Khattab ordered the development of the mosque through the Hijri yr 16 whereas he was heading to Jerusalem. It is among the oldest historic mosques, which remains to be being preserved in its previous fashion. The mosque’s structure represents continuity of the sample of the design of the primary mosques in Islam, significantly the design of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah in its early phases.

The form of the mosque is sort of rectangular and constructed of carved stone, and extends from west to east 32.5 meters of size and 18 meters large. The mosque consists of the hall of the qiblah, the mihrab, the minbar, the courtyard and the prayer space. The mosque is thought for its magnificent minaret that has 12.7 meters of top with a sq. form — SPA


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