Hama Sights

Mosque of Abu al-Feda

#5 of 25 things to do in Hama

#5 of 25 things to do in Hama

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Looking north from the tell, just over the river, you'll see the small Mosque of Abu al-Feda, resting place of the 14th-century soldier-turned-poet of that name, who was also a noted historian, astronomer and botanist. His treatise on geography was a major source for European cartographers from the Renaissance onwards. He was elevated to become emir of Hama in 1320.

During his rule, Abu al-Feda commissioned his own mosque and tomb beside the Orontes in what he wrote was 'one of the most delectable of spots'.

 

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