Az Zubayr, Iraq
Imam Ali Mosque
The Imam Ali Mosque, also known as the Old Mosque of Basra and as the Jami Khatwa ʿAli, is the first mosque that was built in the historical setting of Basra (located 12 kilometres west of the current city center), in the Basra Governorate of Iraq. Completed in c. 635 CE, it is among the oldest mosques in the history of Islam; reputedly, the third Islamic mosque built, and the first mosque outside Mecca and Medina.
- City
- Az Zubayr
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
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