White Mosque
Also known as: White Mosque
mosque in Nazareth, Israel
Key facts
- Built
- 1804
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Overview
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The White Mosque stands in Nazareth, in Israel's Northern District, in the Harat al-Ghama quarter, also called the Mosque Quarter, at the centre of the Old Market area. Its pencil-shaped minaret, cream-coloured walls and green trim and dome are an example of the Ottoman architecture found throughout the city. Arabic sources describe it as the oldest surviving mosque in Nazareth and count it among the notable Ottoman-era buildings of the Galilee.
History
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According to the record, the mosque was built in 1804.
From Wikipedia
The White Mosque (Arabic: المسجد الأبيض, romanized: al-Masjid al-Abyad; Hebrew: המסגד הלבן, romanized: HaMisgad HaLavan), is a mosque, located in Nazareth, in the northern district of Israel. The mosque is situated in Harat Alghama, or the Mosque Quarter, in the centre of Nazareth's Old Market area. The mosque's pencil-shaped minaret, cream-coloured walls, and green-coloured trim and dome are an example of the Ottoman architecture that is commonly found throughout the city.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B6_(%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A9)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mosque,_Nazareth
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_Blanca
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Putih_(Nazaret)
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_(%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82)
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B6%D8%8C_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B1%DB%81