Amedi's Mosque - Amedi, Iraq
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N 37° 05.636 E 043° 29.313
38S E 365678 N 4106361
Amedi is a historical village built on the top of a small plateau with ideal defensive conditions. As expected there is a mosque in the village, Amedi's mosque, and a historical marker about it.
Waymark Code: WM1C3TH
Location: Iraq
Date Posted: 05/29/2025
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Amedi is a must for anyone visiting Iraqi Kurdistan. It has an impressive appearance when observed from a distance and it's packed with historical buildings, including its mosque.
Accordingly to a panel placed by Directorate of Duhok Archaelogy,
"It has some signs of the Metray temples like the arch and the ladder. later on, it was used at the Christian and Islamic periods. Amedie Minaret is 33 metres high and it belongs to the (15th) century A.D and it might have been built by Sultan Hussein Wali 1534-1570 A.D the prince of the Bahdinan Emirate."
The panel has versions in Englisk, Kurdish and Arabic.
The mosque can be visited.
From Wikipedia:
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visit link)
"The iconic minaret, which reaches 30 metres (98 ft) high, was erected during the rule of Sultan Hussein al-Wali in the 15th century. The minaret contains spiral staircase which reaches to the top. It is often compared with the minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, which resembles in the construction date and certain characteristics such as square shaped foundation and cylindrical structure. During the 18th century, the dome of the minaret was damaged during a raid, and it was renovated subsequently after. In 1961, the mosque was hit by Iraqi government airstrikes which damaged the upper section of the minaret. It was later reconstructed using the original stones.
The mosque contains harem and several domes built of plasters, mud and stones. The harem is divided into two sections; an upper section built by the Sultan Hussein, and the lower section which is a prayer room for women. The mosque as a whole has an area size of 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft) and can accommodate up to 300 worshipers.
The mosque has a historic madrasa which once used to be the biggest educational institution in the town. The madrasa used to teach religious related materials, including Fiqh and the Arabic language. It was refurbished by the Sultan Hussein. It has a mosque in the south with an arches and dome, and library which stores works related to Fiqh."