Khawr Fakkān, United Arab Emirates
Al Bidya Mosque
Al Bidya Mosque (Gulf Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدْيَة, romanized: Masjid Al-Bidyah, sometimes transliterated as Al-Bidiyah or Al-Badiyah) is a historical mosque in the village of Al Bidya Emirate of Fujairah, the U.A.E. At some 500 years old, it is the oldest mosque in the country, although ruins of a 1,000 year-old mosque have been found in Al Ain, in Abu Dhabi. It is located in the small village of Al-Badiyah or Al-Bidiyah, about 40 km north of the Emirate's capital city, and is also known as the "Ottoman Mosque".
- City
- Khawr Fakkān
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
Background: Wikipedia