Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque

The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque is a mosque in Homs, Syria, situated in a recreation centre along Hama Street in fiery remains Shuhada Square. Noted for its Ottoman-Turkish design style, the mosque is devoted to Khalid ibn al-Walid, an Arab military officer who drove the Muslim success of Syria in the seventh century following the unequivocal Battle of Yarmouk, which put a conclusion to Byzantine control in Syria. His vault topped tomb is situated in an edge of the petition corridor and has filled in as a journey focus.

Two tall minarets with tight exhibitions built of substituting even lines of white and dark stone are arranged at the building's north-western and north-eastern comers and mirror the customary Islamic design style of the Levant. Mamluk ablaq-style stonework is utilized in the yard. The old burial ground, which at one time encompassed the mosque, was moved and in its place a huge garden has been made.

An expansive petition corridor frames a great part of the inside. The dividers are made of basalt stone, a building material which is broadly accessible in Homs. The catacomb of Khalid ibn al-Walid is in one corner. Khalid's tomb contains a luxurious arch and insides that portray more than 50 triumphant fights that he directed. The collection of Khalid ibn al-Walid was put away in a wooden sarcophagus cut with Kufic engravings and citing the Quran. Amid remodel, the sarcophagus was moved to the National Museum in Damascus.