Fakhreddine Mosque
{{short description|Mosque in Deir al-Qamar, Lebanon}}
{{for|the mosque in Mogadishu|Fakr Ad-Din Mosque}}
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| location = Deir al-Qamar, Chouf
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| founded_by = Fakhr al-Din I
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| year_completed = 1493
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The Fakhreddine Mosque ({{Langx|ar|مسجد الأمير فخر الدين}}) is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Deir al-Qamar, Lebanon. Built in 1493 by Fakhr al-Din I and restored in the sixteenth century, it is the oldest mosque in Mount Lebanon. The mosque has an octagonal minaret.{{Cite book|last1=Auzias|first1=Dominique|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PRnrDAAAQBAJ&q=Fakhreddine+Mosqu&pg=PT344|title=LIBAN 2017 Petit Futé|last2=Labourdette|first2=Jean-Paul|date=2016-08-31|publisher=Petit Futé|isbn=979-10-331-4311-6|language=fr}}
See also
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External links
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- [http://www.deirelqamar.com/VirtualTour/1MIDANEDANY/02mosque.htm Deir el Qamar Website]
{{Mosques in Lebanon}}
Category:1490s in the Middle East
Category:15th-century mosques in Lebanon
Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in Lebanon
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1493
Category:Mosques completed in the 1490s
Category:Sunni mosques in Lebanon
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