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Al-Omari Mosque


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 23 attractions in Beirut
Traveller Description: Originally the Crusader Cathedral of St John (1113-1150 A.D.) the building was transformed into the city's Grand Mosque by the Mamlukes in 1291. more »
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Attraction type: Religious site, Ancient ruins
Address: Beirut
Lebanon

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30 Jun 2009

The Omari Mosque is considered one of the monuments of the Islamic conquests at the dawn of the first century hejri – Beirut was conquered in 14 HY / 635 AD – and is, without a doubt, one of the biggest and oldest mosques of the city. It was dubbed Omari as a tribute to the 2nd Caliph Omar Ibn... more

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Beirut, Lebanon