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Fakr ad-Din Mosque

1269 · 13th century

The Fakr ad-Din Mosque is a mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia, built in 1269 according to its foundation inscription. Built of coral stone and decorated with marble, it is one of the oldest surviving mosques in East Africa and reflects the wealth of Mogadishu as a trading city in the 13th century, when the town was the leading port of the Benadir coast.

Fakr ad-Din Mosque — Image: Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Sultanate of Mogadishu

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fakr ad-Din Mosque. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fakr-ad-din-mosque
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