Al-Bakiriyya Mosque
Bakiriyya Mosque is a mosque constructed in Sana'a around 1596–97 by the Ottoman governor of Yemen, Hasan Pasha. The mosque fell into disrepair after the Ottomans were driving out of Yemen in 1626 but was fully restored when the Ottomans recaptured Sana'a in 1878.
| Al-Bakiriyya Mosque | |
|---|---|
جامع البكيرية | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Location | Sana'a, Yemen |
Yemen | |
| Geographic coordinates | 15°21′11″N 44°12′54″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Completed | 1597 |
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