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Quba Mosque

Quba Mosque in Madinah

Location Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Architectural information
Dome(s) 6
Minaret(s) 4 (current)
1 (original)

Quba Mosque is a mosque in Medina. It is the oldest mosque in the world. When Muhammad and his friends were coming to Medina, they stopped over in Kuba. Muhammad started to build the mosque after his friend helped him. Umar II added a minaret and enlarged the mosque. Suleiman the Magnificent destroyed the mosque and rebuilt it.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Mezquita de Quba para niños

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