Taiz, Yemen
Coordinates: 13.571692, 44.011086
Nearby Places
- Al-Ashrafiyyah Mosque 0.25 Km S (167°)
- Cairo Castle 0.59 Km SE (150°)
- Jabal saber 7.66 Km SE (144°)
- Al-Janad Mosque 20.02 Km NE (57°)
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The Mudhaffar Mosque is located in the center of the old part of the city of Taiz, Yemen. Built in the thirteenth century, the mosque is part of the oldest functioning public bath in Yemen. It is one of the two beautiful mosques in Yemen, other being the Al-Ashrafiyyah mosque.
It is one of the largest mosques of the old city and many of the residents attend the Friday prayers (Jumu’ah) there. The Mosque was also known as the Madrassa (Islamic school) that educated many Islamic scholars.
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Image Sources
200612_Yemen-226_(354283430)
By Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy – 200612_Yemen-226, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38593761
The_Mussaffar_Mosque_in_Taiz
By Hasso Hohmann, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88844549
200612_Yemen-229_(354283492) (1)
By Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy – 200612_Yemen-229, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38593763
