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Al Bidya Mosque

Al Bidya Mosque in Fujairah at golden hour: a small ancient mud-brick mosque with weathered tan plastered walls and four small distinctive domes constructed from leaning palm trunks, with a single round watchtower visible on a hill in the background, framed by a few low palm trees
Al Bidya Mosque, also called the Ottoman Mosque, is the oldest known mosque still standing in the UAE — a hand-formed mud-brick building dated to roughly 1446 AD on Fujairah's east coast. Its four small domes, central column, and adjacent hilltop watchtowers make it the country's most important early-Islamic monument. Free to visit and still in active use for prayer.
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