Erbil GrandMosque

 Year AH

Year AD

 City

Country

Name

Original Qibla

Rebuilt facing Mecca

 8th Century

 Erbil

Iraq

Old Sawafa Mosque

Petra

1719 CE

GPS Coordinates: 36°11'0.70"N 44° 0'13.71"E

The main mosque on this cidadel used to be known as Masjid al-Kaff but today is just known as the Grand Mosque. It has the white dome directly in the middle of the above photo. Its Mihrab Qibla has an inscription stating that it was completely renovated in 1719 - 1720 A.D. under the supervision of Abu Bakr Ben Mulla Omar.So it is impossible to determine what the original Qibla directoin was.

Above: Mosque on the right. Copyright David Stanley.

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