Atiq Mosque (Benghazi)

{{Short description|Mosque in Benghazi, Libya}}

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| native_name = {{langx|ar|المسجد العتيق}}

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| religious_affiliation = Sunni Islam

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| location = Freedom Square, Benghazi

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The Atiq Mosque ({{langx|ar|المسجد العتيق|Al Masjid al ‘Aţīq}}), also known as Al-Jami al-Kabir (the Great Mosque), is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Benghazi, Libya. It is one of the oldest and best known in the city.

The mosque forms the north side of Freedom Square. The original structure dates from the early fifteenth century, and since then received many renovations.{{cite book |last=Ham |first=Anthony |title=Libya. Ediz. Inglese |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lPaNiy3YisIC&pg=PA127 |access-date=2013-04-13 |year=2007 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-74059-493-6 |page=127}} The present central-domed structure is Ottoman in design.{{cite book |last=Elmahmudi |first=Abdalla Ahmed Abdalla |title=The Islamic cities in Libya: planning and architecture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOBPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA176 |access-date=2013-04-13

|year=1997 |publisher=P. Lang |isbn=978-0-8204-3290-8 |page=176 }}