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Description
Property Name: Al Bahr Mosque
Inventory No: 20-57-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-08-19
Country (State party): Egypt
Province: Damietta
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 31° 25′ 10.42″ N
31° 48′ 39.14″ E
Historic Period:
Year of Construction:
Style: Classical Ottoman
Original Use : Mosque
Current Use : Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Damietta is an important port-city of Egypt. It was under the rule of Ottoman Empire between 16th and end of 19th century. Al Bahr Mosque is a significant monument dating from the Ottoman era.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The mosque was renovated in 1997.
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