Hamoudi Mosque

Hamoudi Mosque
مسجد الحمودي
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationDjibouti City
CountryDjibouti
Shown within Djibouti
Interactive map of Hamoudi Mosque
Coordinates11°35′32.5″N 43°08′45.9″E / 11.592361°N 43.146083°E / 11.592361; 43.146083
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleAbbasid
Completed1906
Specifications
Interior area2,000 m2 (22,000 sq ft)
Minaret1
[1][2]

The Hamoudi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الحمودي), also known as Gami al-Nur, is a mosque in Djibouti City, Djibouti.[3]

Overview

The mosque was built in c. 1906 by Haji Hamoudi.[1][a] It is among the older standing mosques in the capital. With 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft) of internal space, the mosque can accommodate up to 1,000 worshippers.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Although some records suggest that the mosque was built in 1906 and others say that it was built between 1913 and 1920, there are no reliable sources that specify the actual year that it was built.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hamoudi Mosque". islamicarchitecturalheritage.com. IRCICA. 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Hamoudi Mosque". Mosqpedia. 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  3. ^ Bezabehp, Samson A. (2021). "Djibouti et la mort d'Hamoudi Ahmed : réflexions sur les études de l'océan Indien" [Djibouti and the Death of Hamoudi Ahmed: Reflections on Indian Ocean Studies]. Varia (in French) (243): 511–531. Retrieved November 4, 2025 – via OpenEditions.org.
  4. ^ Africa on a Shoestring. Lonely Planet Publications. 2004. p. 700. ISBN 978-1-74059-462-2.
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