Fakhr al-Din Mosque
The Fakhr al-Din Mosque is a mosque located in the historical Hamar Weyne district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia.
Overview
The historical Hamar Weyne district contains approximately 25 small mosques.The construction of the mosque is dated by a 1269 CE inscription, attributing construction of the mosque to Sultan Fakr ad-Din. The structure displays a compact rectangular plan, with a domed mihrab axis. The mihrab is made of marble from northern India and bears a dated inscription.
Historic photographs of the mosque feature in drawings and images of central Mogadishu from the late 19th century onwards. The mosque can be identified amidst other buildings by its two conical domes, one round and the other hexagonal.