Al-Atassi Mosque
Mosque in Homs, Syria
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The Al-Atassi Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْأَتَاسِيّ, romanized: Masjid al-ʾAtāsīy), also known as the Great Al-Atassi Mosque, is a mosque in Homs, Syria. It is situated in a public park on the site of a former graveyard at the foot of the mound on which the remains of the citadel stand.
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مَسْجِد ٱلْأَتَاسِيّ | |
The mosque in 2010 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Homs |
| Country | Syria |
  Location of the mosque in Syria | |
 Interactive map of Al-Atassi Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 34°43′24″N 36°42′43″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic architecture |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Founder | Abdul Latif Pasha al-Atassi |
| Funded by | Al-Atassi family |
| Completed | 1913 CE |
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| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 3,000 worshippers |
| Interior area | 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) |
| Domes | 18 total;
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| Minaret | 1 |
| Materials | Aleppo marble; ivory |
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Completed in 1913 CE, the mosque is named after Hashim al-Atassi, three-time Syrian President from the Al-Atassi family, a prominent landowning and politically active family from Homs. The mosque features a late Ottoman style that combines lead domes and slender hexagonal minarets. It is notable for the colors of the Aleppo marble in the mihrab and the ivory pulpit.[2]
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The mosque in 2012
