Al-Muhdhar Mosque
| Al-Muhdhar Mosque | |
|---|---|
Masjid Al-Muḥḍār (مَسْجِد ٱلْمُحْضَار) Masjid Al-Miḥḍār (مَسْجِد ٱلْمِحْضَار) | |
An image of the Mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Region | Hadhramaut, South Arabia |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Tarim, Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen |
| Geographic coordinates | 16°3′16.28″N 48°59′54.16″E / 16.0545222°N 48.9983778°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | 'Awad Salman 'Afif al-Tarimi (minaret) |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 53 metres (174 ft) |
| Materials | Adobe |
Al-Muhdar Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْمُحْضَار, romanized: Masjid Al-Muḥḍār) or Al-Mihdar Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْمِحْضَار, romanized: Masjid Al-Miḥḍār) is one of the historical mosques in the ancient city of Tarim, in the Yemeni province of Hadramaut. It is attributed to Omar Al-Mihdar bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Saqqaf (Arabic: عُمَر ٱلْمِحْضَار بِن عَبْد ٱلرَّحْمَٰن ٱلسَّقَّاف, romanized: ʿUmar al-Miḥḍār bin ʿAbd Ar-Raḥmān As-Saqqāf), a Muslim leader who lived in the city during the 15th-century.