Al-Bahr Mosque
Also known as: Al-Bahr Mosque
mosque in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel
Key facts
- Built
- 1675
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Overview
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The Al-Bahr Mosque, whose name means "the Sea Mosque", stands in the port quarter of Jaffa, on the Mediterranean shore, in greater Tel Aviv. Built in the Ottoman architectural tradition, it is described as the oldest extant mosque in the historic part of Jaffa. It is also counted among the few surviving Islamic architectural monuments of the Ottoman period in the city.
History
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According to our records the mosque was built in 1675. After suffering damage, it was restored in 1995 (1414 AH).
From Wikipedia
The al-Bahr Mosque (Arabic: مسجد البحر, romanized: Masjid al-Bahr, lit. 'The Sea Mosque'; Hebrew: מסגד הים, romanized: Misgad HaYam), is the oldest extant mosque in the historical part of Jaffa, in greater Tel Aviv, in the Tel Aviv District of Israel.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1_(%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A7)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bahr_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Al-Bahr
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1