Al-Omari Grand Mosque

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Al-Omari Grand Mosque is a historic and prominent mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its Mamluk-era architecture and origins as a Crusader church later converted into an Islamic place of worship.

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Al-Omari Grand Mosque canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic monument
mosque
religious building
tourist attraction
alternativeName Great Omari Mosque
Jami al-Omari al-Kabir
architecturalFeature courtyard
pointed arches
prayer hall
stone minaret
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
Mamluk architecture
city Beirut
conversionPeriod Mamluk era
convertedTo mosque
country Lebanon
culturalContext Arab-Islamic heritage of Beirut
damagedDuring Lebanese Civil War
denomination Sunni Islam
eraOfMajorDevelopment Mamluk period
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate
facingDirection qibla
function community gathering place
place of worship
hasFeature domed elements
mihrab
minbar
heritageStatus historic mosque of Beirut
historicalLayer Crusader period
Mamluk period
Ottoman period
modern Lebanese period
locatedIn Beirut Central District
Downtown Beirut
Mediterranean coastal area of Beirut
material stone
name Al-Omari Grand Mosque
namedAfter Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
linked to: Umar ibn al-Khattab
near Mediterranean Sea
originalDenomination Christianity
originalFunction Crusader church
region Levant
religion Islam
restoredAfter Lebanese Civil War
significance major landmark of Beirut city center
one of the oldest mosques in Beirut
usedFor Friday congregational prayers
daily prayers
religious festivals

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Great Omari Mosque hasAlternativeName Al-Omari Grand Mosque
Al-Omari Grand Mosque name Al-Omari Grand Mosque