Talha Mosque

Talha Mosque
Qubbat Talha
قبة طلحة
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictOld City District
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusIn use
StatusActive
Location
LocationSanaa
CountryYemen
Shown within Yemen
Coordinates15°21′14″N 44°12′45″E / 15.3540°N 44.2124°E / 15.3540; 44.2124
Architecture
TypeMosque
General contractorOttoman Wali Hadji Mehmed Pasha
Groundbreaking1619
Completed1620
Minaret1

Talha Mosque or Qubbat Talha (Arabic: قبة طلحة, romanizedQubbat Ṭalḥah), one of the oldest mosques in Sanaa (Yemen), was built by order of the Ottoman Wali Hadji Mehmed Pasha from 1619 to 1620, during the first Ottoman occupation. The minaret was built at the same time.