Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Bay'ah Mosque
The Bay'ah Mosque, also known as the Mosque of 'Aqaba Hill and the Aqabah Mosque, is a Sunni Muslim mosque, located outside Mecca in Saudi Arabia, below the Wadi Mina. It was built at the request of Caliph Abu Ja'far al-Mansur in 761 CE at the site of al-Bay'ah, i.e. the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad met with the Ansar, and they took the pledge of 'Aqaba.
- City
- Makkah
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Makkah
- Masjid al-Haram
- The Clock Towers
- The Two Holy Mosques Architecture Exhibition
- Jabal al-Nour
- Mount Arafat
- Ajyad Fortress
Background: Wikipedia