Al-Wazeer Mosque

The Al-Wazeer Mosque (Arabic: جامع الوزير) is an old mosque in Baghdad, Iraq which considered a cultural heritage. The mosque was built by the Wazir of Baghdad Hasan Pasha in 1660 during the Ottoman era. Later the mosque witnessed several renovation and restoration works. The main characteristic of the mosque is its Ottoman architectural style.[1] It is located in Al-Rusafa neighborhood behind the Souq Al-Sarai, near the riverbank of Tigris. The mosque contains prayer space for over more than 400 prayers. On the left side of the mosque, there is a round-shaped minaret. The attached garden extends to the riverbank of Tigris.[2]

Al-Wazeer Mosque
Arabic: جامع الوزير
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RiteSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationAl-Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq
Al-Wazeer Mosque is located in Baghdad
Al-Wazeer Mosque
Location in Baghdad, Iraq
Geographic coordinates33°20′21″N 44°23′19″E
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleOttoman architecture
Specifications
Capacity400 worshipers
Minaret(s)1

Description

Al-Wazeer Mosque is located in the heart of the Souq Al-Sarai, near al-Mutanabbi Street. The mosque contains a traditional Iraqi minaret in addition to a dome covered with glazed tiles and marble. Inside, there are decorations consisting of stalactites and muqarnas decorated with Quranic verses and floral motifs. The entrance to the Mosque is a wooden door surrounded by yellow bricks and glazed with blue. Once entering the mosque, a wide courtyard that reaches more than 1000 square meters is found in the company with walls decorated with motifs and writings. The mosque was built on an area of 1000 square meters and it has two places for the summer prayer, which can accommodate about 330 prayers and also the winter prayer room, which can accommodate 500 prayers. The mosque is considered one of the most beautiful mosques in Baghdad and it generated a folktale about its construction following a shipwreck on the bank of the Tigris River that set its location.[3]

  • The Mosque's interior.
    The Mosque's interior.
  • The Mosque's Minaret as seen on the left next to al-Asifyah Mosque, 1930.
    The Mosque's Minaret as seen on the left next to al-Asifyah Mosque, 1930.

See also

References
  1. Historical Features of the Tigris River in Baghdad Rusafa, which extends from the school Al-Mustansiriya to the Abbasid Palace. UNESCO. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. مسجد الوزير. Masajed Iraq. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  3. https://tableegh.imamali.net/index.php?id=1471


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