Atiq_Mosque_(Benghazi) Knowpia

Atiq Mosque
Atiq Mosque
المسجد العتيق
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Benghazi, Libya
	Shown within Libya
Geographic coordinates	32°07′18″N 20°03′41″E / 32.121548°N 20.061499°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Minaret(s)	1

The Atiq Mosque (Arabic: المسجد العتيق) in Benghazi, Libya, is one of the oldest and best known in the city.

The mosque, also known as Al-Jami al-Kabir (the Great Mosque), forms the north side of Freedom Square. The original structure dates to the early fifteenth century, and since then received many renovations.^[1] The present central-domed structure is Ottoman in design.^[2]

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The mosque in Benghazi municipal square in the 1930s
Interior of the mosque

References edit

^ Ham 2007, p. 127.
^ Elmahmudi 1997, p. 176.

Further reading edit

Elmahmudi, Abdalla Ahmed Abdalla (1997). The Islamic cities in Libya: planning and architecture. P. Lang. ISBN 978-0-8204-3290-8. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
Ham, Anthony (2007). Libya. Ediz. Inglese. Lonely Planet. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-74059-493-6. Retrieved 2013-04-13.

[FOOTNOTEHam2007127-1] Ham 2007, p. 127.

[FOOTNOTEElmahmudi1997176-2] Elmahmudi 1997, p. 176.

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