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Al Bidyah Mosque - 2011

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TECHNICAL DETAILS
Name of the Issue Al Bidyah Mosque
Release Date 27 Aug 2011
Denominations AED 1, 150 Fils
Souvenir Sheet  AED 15
Size  40.6 x 29.8 mm in sheets of 16 stamps
Designer  Emirates Post
Printing Method  Offset
Printer  Joh Enschede - Netherlands
Quantities Stamp 50,000 / S. Sheet 5,000
 
Al Bidyah Mosque

Al Bidyah Mosque is built of stone and mud bricks, and is coated with several layers of white washed plaster.

Architecturally, Al Bidyah Mosque is somewhat unique in the United Arab Emirates. Its distinctive structure, especially its roof consisting of four pointed domes and supported by an internal pillar, is unusual for religious architecture in the region. The Prayers hall has a small Mihrab and small Minbar.

According to the radiocarbon analysis, the date of construction of the mosque maybe as early as 1446 AD.