Английская Википедия:Great Mosque of Zabid

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The Great Mosque of Zabid is a historic congregational mosque in the old city of Zabid, Yemen.

History

According to scholar Noha Sadek, the mosque is said to have been built by the Ziyadid ruler al-Husayn ibn Salamah (Шаблон:Reign), who was also responsible for building the al-Asha'ir Mosque, another famous mosque in the city.[1] Both mosques became centers of Islamic scholarship in the city's heyday.[2] The mosque underwent modification and reconstruction under the Ayyubid dynasty, circa 1200, at which point it acquired most of its present form.[3][4] The brick minaret, one of oldest preserved minarets in Yemen (along with those of the Great Mosque of Sana'a and the mosque of Zafar Dhibin), dates from this period.[3][5] The mosque went through further restoration under the Tahirid dynasty in 1492.[4]

Architecture

The form of the mosque is that of a large hypostyle building with a central courtyard, reminiscent of the classic early Arab mosque plan in Islamic architecture.[3] The minaret has an octagonal shaft[5] and is distinguished by its decorative brickwork.[6]

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