Al-Atassi Mosque
The Al-Atassi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الأتاسي) 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. 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.
| Al-Atassi Mosque مسجد الأتاسي | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location |  Homs, Syria |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Construction cost | $ 1,000,000 (£S 50,000,000)[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 3,000[1] |
| Dome(s) | 18 total; 1 large, 4 medium-sized, 13 small (including 1 on minaret) |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
External links
- (in Arabic) Al-Atassi mosque
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