Emir Munzer Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon}}
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| general_contractor = Emir Munzer Al-Tannoukhi
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The Emir Munzer Mosque ({{langx|ar|جامع الأمير منذر}}), also called the Amir Munzer Mosque and the Naoufara Mosque, referring to the fountain in its courtyard,{{cite web |url=https://www.lebmania.com/about/photos/beirut/index.htm |title=About Beirut: Mosques |work=Lebmania |date=2021 |access-date=2 December 2024 }} is a mosque, located in the central district of Beirut, Lebanon.
The mosque was constructed in the Ottoman era, most likely in 1620,{{cite web |url=https://www.bamleb.com/guide/religious-sites/emir-munzer-mosque |title=EMIR MUNZER MOSQUE |work=BAM Leb Guide |date=n.d. |access-date=2 December 2024 }} by Emir Munzer Al-Tannoukhi, who was the Governor of Beirut between 1616 and 1633. Partly damaged during the Lebanese Civil War, the mosque was restored in 2002.
Construction and history
This mosque was constructed by Emir Munzer Al-Tannoukhi. The mosque was also known as Masjid Al-Naoufara. It has two entrances: the original 17th century arch portal from Souk Al-Bazarkhan, and a second entrance with three arches, added when the adjacent building was demolished to make way for the new Emir Fakhreddine Street (later renamed Riad Al-Solh Street).{{cite book |author=Al-Wali, Sheikh Mohammad Taha |year=1973 |title=Tarikh al-masajid wal jawami’ al-sharifa fi Bayrout |publisher=Dar al-Kotob |location=Beirut |isbn= |lang=ar |pages= }}{{cite book |author=Hallaq, Hassan |year=1987 |title=Bayrut al-mahrousa fil'ahd al-'uthmâni |trans-title=Beirut during the Ottoman Period |publisher=Dar al-Jami'at |location=Beirut |isbn= |lang=ar |pages= }}
Eight Roman granite columns were re-used in the construction of the mosque’s courtyard. In 1749, the Shihab dynasty brothers, Emir Melhem and Emir Mansour, restored the building.{{cite book |author=Hallaq, Hassan |year=1987 |title=Al-tarikh alijtima'i wa al-siyasi wa al-iqtisadi fi Bayrut, |trans-title=Social, Political and Economic History of Beirut |publisher=Dar al-Jami'at |location=Beirut |isbn= |lang=ar |pages= }} Partly damaged during the Lebanese Civil War (1975{{endash}}1990), the mosque was restored in 2002.
See also
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References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=https://oldbeirut.com/post/7921370820/emir-munzer-mosque-1965-copyright-charles-w |author=Cushman, Charles W. |year=1965 |title=Emir Munzer Mosque |work=Old Beirut |format=photo |access-date=2 December 2024 }}
{{Mosques in Lebanon}}
Category:17th-century mosques in the Ottoman Empire
Category:Monuments and memorials in Lebanon
Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Lebanon
Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in Lebanon
Category:Mosques completed in the 1620s
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1620