HILAL BEY MOSQUE IN KŪM AL-NŪR, DAQAHLIA (EGYPT): A HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDY

This article documents and analyzes the 19<sup>th</sup> century historic mosque of Hilal Bey mosque in al-<em>Daqahlia</em>, within the Egyptian Delta. It was built according to the Egyptian provincial ‘local’ pattern that prevailed in Egypt during the 19<sup>th</sup...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8617b77d312d4c6488b8d44256f52a322021-12-02T11:48:00ZHILAL BEY MOSQUE IN KŪM AL-NŪR, DAQAHLIA (EGYPT): A HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDY2356-87042536-995410.36816/shedet.005.13https://doaj.org/article/8617b77d312d4c6488b8d44256f52a322018-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/article_87891_3ab7271d7c3efd336b0ad72c2877906c.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2356-8704https://doaj.org/toc/2536-9954This article documents and analyzes the 19<sup>th</sup> century historic mosque of Hilal Bey mosque in al-<em>Daqahlia</em>, within the Egyptian Delta. It was built according to the Egyptian provincial ‘local’ pattern that prevailed in Egypt during the 19<sup>th</sup> century onwards. The founder is Hilal Bey, a member of the <em>Majlis Shura al-nuw</em><em>ā</em><em>b</em> at the time of Khedive Isma'il. The mosque was built, according to the existed foundation inscription in 1270 A.H. (1853). It is located in the village of <em>Kūm Al-nūr</em>, which belongs to the <em>Mīt Ghamr</em> city at the province of <em>al-Daqahlia</em>, northern Egypt.<br /> The plan of the mosque forms a rectangular prayer hall without courtyard. The prayer hall consists of three aisles ‘<em>riwaqs</em>’ divided by two arcades with pointed arches. The aisles are paralleled to the qibla wall; the middle one is wider. The ceiling of the mosque is wooden. The mosque has some annexes in its southeastern part, including an oratory, an ablution fountain, and toilets.<br /> This article aims to highlight the historic and architectural significance of this mosque, by its comparison with other contemporary related mosques. It concludes with a recommendation to protect and to invest it as well.Mohamed H. METWALLEYFayoum Universityarticlehilal beymosqueegyptian deltaislamic architecture19th centuryAuxiliary sciences of historyCArchaeologyCC1-960ENShedet, Vol 5, Iss 5, Pp 177-210 (2018)
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mosque
egyptian delta
islamic architecture
19th century
Auxiliary sciences of history
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Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle hilal bey
mosque
egyptian delta
islamic architecture
19th century
Auxiliary sciences of history
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Archaeology
CC1-960
Mohamed H. METWALLEY
HILAL BEY MOSQUE IN KŪM AL-NŪR, DAQAHLIA (EGYPT): A HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDY
description This article documents and analyzes the 19<sup>th</sup> century historic mosque of Hilal Bey mosque in al-<em>Daqahlia</em>, within the Egyptian Delta. It was built according to the Egyptian provincial ‘local’ pattern that prevailed in Egypt during the 19<sup>th</sup> century onwards. The founder is Hilal Bey, a member of the <em>Majlis Shura al-nuw</em><em>ā</em><em>b</em> at the time of Khedive Isma'il. The mosque was built, according to the existed foundation inscription in 1270 A.H. (1853). It is located in the village of <em>Kūm Al-nūr</em>, which belongs to the <em>Mīt Ghamr</em> city at the province of <em>al-Daqahlia</em>, northern Egypt.<br /> The plan of the mosque forms a rectangular prayer hall without courtyard. The prayer hall consists of three aisles ‘<em>riwaqs</em>’ divided by two arcades with pointed arches. The aisles are paralleled to the qibla wall; the middle one is wider. The ceiling of the mosque is wooden. The mosque has some annexes in its southeastern part, including an oratory, an ablution fountain, and toilets.<br /> This article aims to highlight the historic and architectural significance of this mosque, by its comparison with other contemporary related mosques. It concludes with a recommendation to protect and to invest it as well.
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author Mohamed H. METWALLEY
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title HILAL BEY MOSQUE IN KŪM AL-NŪR, DAQAHLIA (EGYPT): A HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDY
title_short HILAL BEY MOSQUE IN KŪM AL-NŪR, DAQAHLIA (EGYPT): A HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDY
title_full HILAL BEY MOSQUE IN KŪM AL-NŪR, DAQAHLIA (EGYPT): A HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDY
title_fullStr HILAL BEY MOSQUE IN KŪM AL-NŪR, DAQAHLIA (EGYPT): A HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDY
title_full_unstemmed HILAL BEY MOSQUE IN KŪM AL-NŪR, DAQAHLIA (EGYPT): A HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDY
title_sort hilal bey mosque in kūm al-nūr, daqahlia (egypt): a historic and architectural study
publisher Fayoum University
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