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Masjid al-Hisn (Arabic: مسجد الحصن, "The Fortress Mosque") was built between 717 and 720 CE by the Umayyad caliph Umar II, as part of his conversion of Mopsuestia (in present-day southeastern Turkey) into a military base to shield Antioch from a potential Greek attack. A cistern within the structure was inscribed with Umar's full name, Umar ibn-'Abd-al-'Aziz. The building fell into ruin during the reign of al-Mu'tasim, approximately 120 years later.

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  • بني مسجد الحصن في الأعوام بين 717 و720 من قبل الخليفة الأموي عمر بن عبد العزيز. تدمر المسجد بعد ذلك بحوالي 120 سنة في عهد المعتصم بالله. (ar)
  • Masjid al-Hisn (Arabic: مسجد الحصن, "The Fortress Mosque") was built between 717 and 720 CE by the Umayyad caliph Umar II, as part of his conversion of Mopsuestia (in present-day southeastern Turkey) into a military base to shield Antioch from a potential Greek attack. A cistern within the structure was inscribed with Umar's full name, Umar ibn-'Abd-al-'Aziz. The building fell into ruin during the reign of al-Mu'tasim, approximately 120 years later. (en)
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  • بني مسجد الحصن في الأعوام بين 717 و720 من قبل الخليفة الأموي عمر بن عبد العزيز. تدمر المسجد بعد ذلك بحوالي 120 سنة في عهد المعتصم بالله. (ar)
  • Masjid al-Hisn (Arabic: مسجد الحصن, "The Fortress Mosque") was built between 717 and 720 CE by the Umayyad caliph Umar II, as part of his conversion of Mopsuestia (in present-day southeastern Turkey) into a military base to shield Antioch from a potential Greek attack. A cistern within the structure was inscribed with Umar's full name, Umar ibn-'Abd-al-'Aziz. The building fell into ruin during the reign of al-Mu'tasim, approximately 120 years later. (en)
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  • مسجد الحصن (ar)
  • Al-Hisn Mosque (en)
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