The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد خَالِد ٱبْن ٱلْوَلِيد, romanized: Masjid Khālid ibn al-Walīd) is a mosque in Homs, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada ("Martyrs") Square.
The mosque is dedicated to Khalid ibn al-Walid, an Arab military commander who led the Muslim conquest of Syria in the 7th century following the decisive Battle of Yarmouk, which put an end to Byzantine rule in Syria. His dome-topped mausoleum is located in a corner of the prayer hall and has served as a pilgrimage center. Two tall minarets, with narrow galleries constructed of alternating horizontal rows of white and black stone, are situated at the building's northwestern and northeastern corners and reflect the traditional Islamic architecture style of the Levant.
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