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Description
Property Name: Fakhr ad-Din Mosque
Inventory No: 252-1-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2008-02-21
Country (State party): Somalia
Province: Mogadishu
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 2° 4′ 2″ N
45° 20′ 7″ E
Historic Period: 13th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1269
Style:
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
The mosque is built by the first Sultan of Mogadishu. It has a rectangular plan with a strong, domed mihrab axis. Its use of conical vaults, the finely squared coral blocks of its construction, and the transitions of curved pendentives in place of squinches are remarkable. The prayer hall itself is remarkably spacious for an East African mosque.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
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References
Ed. Mitchell, George. Architecture of the Islamic World. London: Thames and Hudson.
Garlake, Peter S. 1966. The Early Islamic Architecture of the East African Coast. London: Oxford University Press.
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