Sidi Bishr Mosque
| Sidi Bishr Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد سيدي بشر | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Sidi Bishr |
| Location | |
| Location | Alexandria |
| Country | Egypt |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°15′42″N 29°59′07″E / 31.2616°N 29.9853°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | late 19th century |
Sidi Bishr Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي بشر, romanized: Masjid Sīdī Bishr) is an Egyptian mosque in the Sidi Bishr neighborhood of Alexandria.[1] It is named after Sheikh Bishr Ibn Al-Hussein Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ubayd Allah Ibn Al-Hussein Ibn Bishr Al-Jawhari, a late 5th-century to early 6th-century AH (late 11th-century to early 12th-century CE) sheikh who lived in Alexandria after coming from the Maghreb.[2][3][4][5]
Architecture[edit]
The mosque contains a rectangular courtyard surrounded by porticoes. The mosque also has an iwan containing three porticoes made of octagonal columns bearing pointed arches. The iwan is divided into four corridors parallel to the wall of the qibla. On the western side of the iwan is a shrine containing a square-shaped room surmounted by a dome. The dome is considered the oldest part of the mosque, as it dates back to the 19th century CE.[6][7] The mosque has been renovated several times, most notably during the reign of the Khedive Abbas II of Egypt and in 1945, when its size quadrupled.[2][8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "mazarat misr website page on the Sidi Bishr mosque".
- ^ a b Hussein, Yasmine (2010). Sacred Places & Popular Practice in the Mediterranean (PDF). Bibliotheca Alexandrina. ISBN 978-977-452-073-0.
- ^ "Website of the Central administration For tourism and summer resorts in Alexandria".
- ^ الزركلي, خير الدين. اعلام2. IslamKotob.
- ^ بدراوي, طارق (2023). كنوز ام الدنيا الجزء الثاني. ktab INC.
- ^ "Alexandria landmarks .. Sidi Bishr Mosque". Official Website of the Governate of Alexandria.
- ^ "The first night of Ramadan in Alexandria.. The governor performs Tarawih prayers at Sidi Gaber Mosque (photos)". Al-Masry Al-Youm.
- ^ ""Sidi Bishr"... a sheik, a shrine, and a beach to fulfill wishes". Asharq Al-Awsat.
- ^ "60 antique "lanterns" disappeared from the "Sidi Bishr" Mosque before its opening". Al-Masry Al-Youm.