Stone minaret
Among Jeddah's oldest.
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One of Jeddah's oldest mosques, in the Harat al-Mazloum quarter of Historic Jeddah. Historical accounts trace its founding to the time of the Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab, and its minaret is said to date from the seventh century AH, the thirteenth century CE. The mosque is built from Jeddah's traditional materials: coral stone quarried from the sea, sea mud and timber. It is a rectangle of two parts, an open western courtyard for ventilation and an eastern prayer hall with two rows of pointed arches. These rest on columns, some of marble topped with three tiers of muqarnas and others of stone, most of them from the Ottoman period. A tiered stone minaret rises above the mosque, its old wooden doors are carved and its ceilings are timber. It has been restored to preserve it, and prayers are still held here today. Entry is free and the mosque is open for prayers. Dress modestly, and combine it with a walk through Al-Balad's lanes and nearby Naseef House.
Among Jeddah's oldest.
Jeddah-style ventilation.
Old carvings.
Harat al-Mazloum, Historic Jeddah (Al-Balad)
Al-Matbouli House MuseumAl-Matbouli House Museum is a private museum in Al-Balad, the heart of historic 2 minutes walk
Historic Jeddah — Al-BaladThe historic quarter that was the entire walled city of Jeddah, on the UNESCO Wo3 minutes walk
Naseef HouseThe best-known and historically the most important house in old Jeddah — built b3 minutes walk4.5In the Harat al-Mazloum quarter of Historic Jeddah (Al-Balad), easy to combine with its lanes and Naseef House.