Mosque Name: Surt Mosque
Country: Libya
City: Surt,
Year of construction (AH): 236
Year of construction (AD): 850
GPS: 31.207549 16.588975
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never
Description:
The excavations at Surt have greatly enhanced our knowledge of the life, material culture and history of North Africa, particularly during the early Fatimid period. A survey of the site was carried out by Prof. R.C. Goodchild shortly after the Second World War. Excavations were begun by the Department of Antiquities in 1965⁄66 which traced the city walls and its three gates. Further excavations were carried out under the direction of Geza Fehervari between 1977 and 1981.
Drawing of the Surt mosque showing directions
References:
Abdussaid, Abdulhamed, 1966-7. “An Early Mosque at Medina Sultan. Ancient Sort”, Libya Antiqua 3-4: 155-60 and plates.
Fehérvári, Géza, Hamdani, ʿAbbas, Shaghlouf, Masoud, and Hal Bishop, 2002. Excavations at Surt (Medinat al-Sultan) Between 1977 and 1981, Kent: Department of Antiquities Tripoli and The Society for Libyan Studies. https://societyforlibyanstudies.org/ebook/excavations-at-surt-medinat-al-sultan-between-1977-and-1981/ https://we.tl/t-jP9Azo7vZ5
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