Iraq – Fattah Pasha Mosque, a historical landmark in old Baghdad

Location: Baghdad – Iraq

Language: Arabic

Voice: Natural

Duration: 00:05:43

Source: A24

Restrictions: A24 Clients

Dateline: 04-02-2022

Storyline

Fattah Pasha Mosque is one of the tourist and archaeological landmark in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, built by Fattah Pasha Ibn Suleiman in 1943, next to his textile factory; the first textile factory in Iraq.

There is a door in the mosque leads directly to the factory to enable workers to enter and perform prayer.

The mosque is characterized by the architectural style of mosques built in the Ottoman era.

The mosque overlooks the old road connecting the cities of Adhamiya and Kadhimiya near the Tigris River.

Shotlist

(SOUNDBITE) Salam Al-Madamgha – Plastic Artist:

“The mosque is according to the Ottoman style that exists in Turkey, like in Hagia Sophia and the rest of the mosques. The main dome of the mosque was based on four large arches so that it bears the weight of the dome. The architect who built the mosque is called Hamoudi Rida in 1362 AH.”

(SOUNDBITE) Mohammed Radi- In charge of the mosque:

“Fattah Pasha is from Kirkuk, studied in the Turkish Military College, and returned as an officer in the Ottoman army. He was the first industrialist in Iraq. He opened a textile factory in Kadhimiya. After 8 years of his death, the mosque was built and opened by his son Suleiman Pasha.

(SOUNDBITE) Abdullah Kamal – One of the workers of the Fattah Pasha Textile Factory:

“When we were children, there was a water fountain here, but when Nuri Fattah Pasha died, the mosque was built. Fattah Pasha’s factory employed about 3000 workers.”

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