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Description
Property Name: Masjid Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Inventory No: 966-4-13
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2010-05-22
Country (State party): Saudi Arabia
Province: Madinah
Town: Madinah
Geographic coordinates: 24° 28′ 1.1″ N
39° 36′ 22.78″ E
Historic Period: Umayyad
Year of Construction: 627
Style: Early Ottoman
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
It is located to the east of the Fatima Mosque on a high, rectangular mound, 8.5 m long, 6.5 m wide, and a small step. This mosque was built and most likely renewed with the Al-Fateh Mosque, and it is narrated that Ali killed Amr bin Wad al-Ameri, who crossed the trench in the Battle of al-Ahzab.
Selection Criteria
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
State of Preservation
Well preserved
References
Commission of Tourism and Heritage