Afif Mosque
Taqah, Oman

Sheikh Afif Mosque or Afif Mosque is the oldest mosque in Taqah, Oman, reportedly built over four hundred years ago and renovated numerous times since.


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“Taqah Fort Reflects Traditional Lifestyle of Dhofari People.” Oman Daily Observer. Published December 13, 2015. Accessed July 26, 2025. https://www.pressreader.com/oman/oman-daily-observer/20151213/281586649541253?srsltid=AfmBOopHY1hZstzO969kjNqbgvDv3Iyers1yNoId1MPx-nvCFEqHTuoT. Archived at: https://perma.cc/BKV2-G6ET.


al-Alayan, Muhammed Abdullah. “Mufaja Turathiyya min a-Tiraz al-Owl: Iktishaf Athr Masjid ash-Sheikh al-Afif fi Mintaqat Khor Rori Junub al-Sultana.” AlWatan. Published January 25, 2015. Accessed July 26, 2025. https://alwatan.om/details/47062. Archived at: https://perma.cc/JVW2-W6WL

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Taqah Street, Taqah, Oman

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It is unknown precisely when Afif Mosque was built, but it was likely around 1600AD.

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Sheikh Afif Mosque
Afeef Mosque

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religious