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Khamis Mosque

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Khamis Mosque

The Khamis Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِدُ ٱلْخَمِيسِ, romanized: Masǧid al-ḫamīs) is believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain, built during the era of the Umayyad caliph Umar II in Khamis. According to Al Wasat journalist Kassim Hussain, other sources mention that it was built in a later era during the

rule of Uyunids with one minaret. The second minaret was built two centuries later during the rule of Usfurids. The identical twin minarets of this mosque make it easily noticeable as one drives along the Shaikh Salman Road in Khamis.

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