Al-Khadra Mosque
mosque in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine
Key facts
- Built
- 1288
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Overview
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The Al-Khadra Mosque stands on the lower slopes of Mount Gerizim, in the southwestern quarter of the Old City of Nablus in the West Bank. Its Arabic name means "the Green Mosque", and it is also known as Hizn Sidna Yaq'ub ("Sadness of our Lord Jacob") and as the Fortress of Sidna Yaq'ub. The building is rectangular in plan, and its minaret rises to a height of 30 metres. Our records describe its architectural style as Mamluk.
History
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Our records give 1288 as the year of construction, which falls within the Mamluk period.
From Wikipedia
The Al-Khadra Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الخضرة, romanized: Masjid al-Khadra, lit. 'the Green Mosque') also known as Hizn Sidna Yaq'ub Mosque (trans. Sadness of our Lord Jacob), is a mosque situated on the lower slopes of Mount Gerizim in the southwestern quarter of the Old City of Nablus in the West Bank of the State of Palestine. The mosque is rectangular in shape, and its minaret is 30 metres (98 ft) tall.
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Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Al-Khadra
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