The Governorate of Jeddah comprises a plenty of mosques, that rooted, deeply, in the layers of history, as some of it were built before hundreds of years, combining the identity of the venue and the elegance of designing, and depicting the art of Islamic Architecture. These troves and artefacts, are mainly situated at the heat of the Jeddah's Old City, locally called: Al-Ballad, consisted of ancient dwells of Sham, Yemen, Mazloum and Al-Bahr, which are still, proudly standing high as witnesses of the great history of the place, that go back to as many as 3-century old, such as Al-Shafiei Mosque. It is a 17th century built mosque, in Mazloum quarter, designed to have an open air patio, in order to provide the edifice with a uniquely healthy ventilation, as the materials used to build it, were quarry stones (limestone) and marine muds, with added woods. On the other hand, Usman bin Affan Mosque, which the natives are calling as the Ebony Mosque, too, for having 2-flag masts made of ebony, built between the 9tha and the 10th AH centuries. In addition, there are also the Al-Pasha Mosque, one of the best known, in Harat Al-Sham, which was having a landmark minaret, until 1978, when it was, unfortunately, removed, during reconstruction. The fourth mosque is of Al-Miaamar, with at least 340 years old. Al-Akash built in 1200 AH, on an elevated ground with fantastic 5-door, made of old walnut tree wood, and a distinct brownie color. It is also a hub for congregational prayers, memorization of the Quran circles. For its part, Al-Hanafi Mosque was built in 1320 AH, in Harat Sham. Among those depicting a hybrid combining the authenticity of the ancient Islamic architecture and the touches of the modern architecture, is King Saud Mosque, at the heart of the city, as one of the main big mosques, across the governorate, size-wise, as it occupies 9,700 square meters and accommodates 5,000 worshippers. Al-Rahma Mosque, is a twin of the previous mosque, in so many aspects. Furthermore, Jeddah as usual mixes the old and the modern architecture, in a brilliantly attracting panoramic scenes, a fact resembled by the Al-Taqwa (Piety) Mosque, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Mosque, late Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Mosque, late Prince Majid bin Abdulaziz Mosque, Lami Mosque, Furqan Mosque, Sharbatly Mosque and Ghazawi Mosque. Finally, there are Al-Anani Mosque that inspired its shape and form, from the renowned Islamic star, widely known as Baghdad Star. The mosque, is internally decorated with white and blue putties, iced by colorful artefacts made out of Moroccan mosaic, called Al-Zulaig, covering the whole walls of the mosque.
