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Jawatha Mosque (Arabic : مَسْجِد جَوَاثَا , romanized : Masjid Jawāthā Al-Jawan , is located in the historic Jawatha area, about 12 km (7.5 miles) northeast of Hofuf , Al-Ahsa , Saudi Arabia . It was the earliest known mosque built in eastern Arabia . Most of the original structure fell into ruins.[ 2] Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage , using a design similar to that of Masmak Fort in Riyadh .[ 3] [unreliable source
Sources give the date of the mosque's original construction as either 628 CE (7 AH )[ 4] [ 1] [ 2] [ 4] [ 5] Abd al-Qays tribe, which lived there before and during the early Islamic period.[ 1] [ 4] Eastern Province and where the second Friday congregation prayer in Islam was offered, the first being held in the Prophet's Mosque in Medina .[ 1] [ 4] Hajr Al-Aswad (Black Stone) was stolen from Mecca by the Qarmatians , it was kept in this mosque for nearly 22 years.[ 3] [unreliable source
Before the 2007 restoration, most of the mosque's original structure had fallen apart, with only a small number of its arches surviving. These remains include two pointed keel arches from one arcade of the mosque and a part of the qibla [ 5] [ 4] qibla wall is larger than the other two and acts as the mihrab, which projects from the outer side of the wall.[ 6]
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