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Great Mosque of Sana’a (Arabic: الجامع الكبير بصنعاء Al-Jāmiʿ al-Kabīr bi-Ṣanʿāʾ) is an ancient mosque in Sana’a Yemen just east of the old Ghumdan Palace site. Dating to the seventh century it was reportedly built in part from the materials of the Ghumdan palace. This was destroyed by Caliph Uthman because he feared it could be used as a stronghold for a rebellion[citation needed]Local legend traces the mosque’s history to the period of Muhammad.
