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Description
Property Name: Masjid Omar Ibn Al-Khattab
Inventory No: 966-4-10
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2010-05-22
Country (State party): Saudi Arabia
Province: Madinah
Town: Madinah
Geographic coordinates: 24° 27′ 51.6″ N
39° 36′ 24″ E
Historic Period: Early Islamic (until 660)
Year of Construction: 627
Style: Early Ottoman
Original Use: Masjid
Current Use: Masjid
Architect: Unknown
Significance
One of eid mosques where Omar Ibn Al-Khattab prayed at it in His succession.
Selection Criteria
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
State of Preservation
Preserved by ministry of tourism and antiquities.
References
Commission of Tourism and Heritage