The Fakr ad Din Mosque, also known as Masjid Fakr al-Din, is the oldest mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia. Its construction is dated by an inscription from 1269 AD, which attributes the building to Sultan Fakr ad-Din. The mosque's architecture features a compact rectangular floor plan, with a domed mihrab axis.
Mogadishu, known locally as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as a vital port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia and is projected to have a population of 3,262,129 by 2025.
The Almnara Tower is a historic 15th-century stone structure located on the Mogadishu coast in Somalia, serving as both a lighthouse and a defensive tower. Built during the period when Mogadishu was a major trading center on the Silk Road, the tower guided ships from Africa, Arabia, India, and China using traditional Somali coral stone construction techniques combined with medieval Islamic styles.
