Mosque of Ibrahim Terbana

Ibrahim Terbana Mosque
Ibrahim Terbana Mosque
مسجد ابراهيم تربانة
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
District	El Gomrok
Location
Location	Alexandria
Country	Egypt
Architecture
Completed	1684-1685

The Mosque of Ibrahim Terbana (Arabic: مسجد ابراهبم تربانة, romanized: Masjid Ibrāhym Terbānā) also known as the Terbana Mosque, is an Egyptian mosque in Alexandria built in 1684–1685[1][2][3][4] by a Moroccan merchant named Hajj Ibrahim Terbana.[5][6][7]

Location

The Mosque of Ibrahim Terbana is located in Faransa Street,[8][9] in El Gomrok district.[10][11]

Restoration

Restorations on the mosque have started to take place since 2010.[12] 23 Million Egyptian pounds have been invested into the restoration for the aim of protecting the mosque from people encroaching on the sanctity of the mosque.[13]

Architecture

The Ibrahim Terbana mosque's minaret is supported by two Corinthian capital antique columns.[14][15][16] The exterior of the mosque is white, except for doorway which is painted red and black in the Delta Style.[17][18]

References

Noelle Watson, Paul Schellinger, Trudy Ring (5 March 2014). Middle East and Africa. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781134259861.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Jones, Dalu (1978). Tile pictures in North Africa. Jones. ISBN 9780906468012.
Lee, Sattin, Jessica, Anthony (2012). Lonely Planet Egypt. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-83758-286-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Richardson, Jacobs, Dan, Daniel, Jessica (2003). Egypt. Rough Guides. p. 599. ISBN 9781843530503.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Grady, Ellen (30 December 2021). EGYPT GUIDEBOOK A Traveller's Guide to the Land of History and Mystery. Notion Press. ISBN 9781685389833.
"Terbana Mosque, the oldest Ottoman style hanging mosque in Alexandria". Ahram Online.
"The Hanging Mosque of Tarbana...a tourist attraction that takes Alexandria back to the Ottoman era". Asharq Al-Awsat.
Hans-Günter Semsek (2010). Ägypten: die klassische Nilreise. DuMont Reiseverlag. ISBN 978-3-7701-7283-2.
Deus Loci (1986). On Miracle Ground II. Deus Loci.
"Neglect strikes the hanging mosques in Alexandria".
"built in the 17th century.. Antiquities remove encroachments on the Tarbana Mosque in Alexandria". masrawy.com.
"Restoration of Terbana mosque". The Arab Contractors.
"Restoration of the Tarbana Mosque in Alexandria, Egyptian Presidency website page". presidency.eg.
Egypt ( DK Eyewitness Travel Guides).
Dan Richardson, Daniel Jacobs (September 2011). The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids. Penguin. ISBN 9781405386371.
Eva Ambros (2001). Egypt. Hunter Publishing. ISBN 9783886181407.
Michael Haag (1981). Travelaid Guide to Egypt. Travelaid. ISBN 978-0-902743-14-4.
Forster, Edward (2 February 2024). Alexandria: A Tapestry of Lives Intertwined in a Changing City. Namaskar Book.

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[1] Noelle Watson, Paul Schellinger, Trudy Ring (5 March 2014). Middle East and Africa. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781134259861.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Jones, Dalu (1978). Tile pictures in North Africa. Jones. ISBN 9780906468012.

[3] Lee, Sattin, Jessica, Anthony (2012). Lonely Planet Egypt. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-83758-286-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] Richardson, Jacobs, Dan, Daniel, Jessica (2003). Egypt. Rough Guides. p. 599. ISBN 9781843530503.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[5] Grady, Ellen (30 December 2021). EGYPT GUIDEBOOK A Traveller's Guide to the Land of History and Mystery. Notion Press. ISBN 9781685389833.

[6] "Terbana Mosque, the oldest Ottoman style hanging mosque in Alexandria". Ahram Online.

[7] "The Hanging Mosque of Tarbana...a tourist attraction that takes Alexandria back to the Ottoman era". Asharq Al-Awsat.

[8] Hans-Günter Semsek (2010). Ägypten: die klassische Nilreise. DuMont Reiseverlag. ISBN 978-3-7701-7283-2.

[9] Deus Loci (1986). On Miracle Ground II. Deus Loci.

[10] "Neglect strikes the hanging mosques in Alexandria".

[11] "built in the 17th century.. Antiquities remove encroachments on the Tarbana Mosque in Alexandria". masrawy.com.

[12] "Restoration of Terbana mosque". The Arab Contractors.

[13] "Restoration of the Tarbana Mosque in Alexandria, Egyptian Presidency website page". presidency.eg.

[14] Egypt ( DK Eyewitness Travel Guides).

[15] Dan Richardson, Daniel Jacobs (September 2011). The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids. Penguin. ISBN 9781405386371.

[16] Eva Ambros (2001). Egypt. Hunter Publishing. ISBN 9783886181407.

[17] Michael Haag (1981). Travelaid Guide to Egypt. Travelaid. ISBN 978-0-902743-14-4.

[18] Forster, Edward (2 February 2024). Alexandria: A Tapestry of Lives Intertwined in a Changing City. Namaskar Book.