| Abu'l-Fida Mosque | |
|---|---|
جَامِع أَبُو الْفِدَا | |
 The mosque in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Hama |
| Country | Syria |
  Location of the mosque inSyria | |
 Interactive map of Abu'l-Fida Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 35°8′22″N36°44′57″E / 35.13944°N 36.74917°E /35.13944; 36.74917 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic architecture |
| Style | |
| Founder | al-Mu’ayyid Isma’il |
| Completed | 1327CE |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 1 |
| Minaret | 1 |
| Materials | Basalt,limestone, tiles |
TheAbu'l-Fida Mosque (Arabic:جَامِع أَبُو الْفِدَا,romanized: Jāmiʿ Abū'l-Fidāʾ) is amosque andmausoleum inHama,Syria, located on the banks of theOrontes river. The mausoleum was erected byal-Mu’ayyid Isma’il in 1327CE, during theAyyubid-era;[1] and the mosque dates from theMamluk era.[2]
Adjacent to the mosque complex was a large walled garden. The complex comprises a small centralsahn with two of the original four gates extant. The north gate dates from the Ayyubid period and leads into the courtyard and the Mausoleum of al-Mu’ayyid. Made of limestone with a domed brick roof, the mausoleum was completed in the Ayyubid style. An attached limestoneminaret was completed in contrasting black-basalt with limestone. Both the mausoleum and the minaret are in their original states.[3]
Theharam, or sacred space, of the mosque is located to the south of thesahn. Most of what survives dates to theMamluk period, with its south-facingfaçade overlooking the River Orontes. The mosque’s two windows are decorated with a central pillar carved in the shape of intertwined snakes; for this reason the mosque is known colloquially asJami’ al-Hayyat, or the “Mosque of the Serpents”.[3]
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