Fakr Ad-Din Mosque مسجد فخر الدين
The 13th century Fakr Ad-Din mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Mogadishu, Somalia
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Somalo-Islamic
Completed	10 Sha’ban, 669 AH
Specifications
Dome(s)	2
Minaret(s)	1

The Fakr Ad-Din Mosque (Arabic: مسجد فخر الدين زنكي), also known as Masjid Fakhr Ad-Din, is the second oldest mosque in Somalia after Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Somalia). It is located in Hamar Weyne (literally "big Hamar") Mogadishu, the oldest part of the city.^[1] It is believed to be the 7th oldest mosque in Africa.

Description

The mosque was built in 969 by Sultan Abu Bakr Fakr ad-Din of the Fakr ad-din dynasty, the first sultan of the Sultanate of Mogadishu. ^[2]

Stone, including Indian marble and coral, were the primary materials used in the construction of the masjid.^[3] The structure displays a compact rectangular plan, with a domed mihrab axis. Glazed tiles were also used in the decoration of the mihrab, one of which bears a dated inscription.^[3]

Photographs of the Fakr ad-Din mosque feature in drawings and images of central Mogadishu from the late 19th century onwards. The mosque can be identified amidst other buildings by its two cones, one round and the other hexagonal.