Al-Kawaz Mosque

The mosque is in the sledge and is considered one of the rare minarets built in Islamic architecture and design at that time in Basra.

[1] The dome, which still stands today, was erected on top of the tomb of Sheikh al-Kawaz and was decorated in multi-colored Faience which was very popular with architecture at the time.

[6] The mosque is made of bricks and includes a minaret and a dome which is built on a cylindrical body on top of the tomb of Sheikh al-Kawaz.

The body of the minaret is decorated with various panels consisting of Kufic inscriptions and arranged in proportions by the wavy black brick border.

The letters of the Kufic inscriptions, which includes the name "Allah", are written using glazed bricks in light blue livery.

Dome of al-Kawaz Mosque in the 1960s.