Jezzar Pasha Mosque
Also known as: Jezzar Pasha Mosque
mosque in Acre, Northern Israel
Key facts
- Built
- 1781
- Architect
- Cezzar Ahmed Paşa
- Foundation/Institution
- Cezzar Ahmed Paşa
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Overview
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The Jezzar Pasha Mosque stands in Acre, in northern Israel, within the walls of the old city and overlooking the eastern Mediterranean. It is named after the Ottoman governor Ahmed Jezzar Pasha and is built in the Ottoman architectural tradition. It is also known as the White Mosque and, in Arabic, as Jami' al-Anwar (the Mosque of Lights). Sources describe it as one of the most significant mosques of northern Palestine, noted for its size and Islamic architectural character. Visitors also notice the fine calligraphy of Qur'anic verses running around the upper part of its walls. The mosque serves worshippers from Acre and its surroundings and is a regular stop for tourists.
History
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The mosque was built in 1781 on the orders of Ahmed Jezzar Pasha, the Ottoman governor after whom it is named.
From Wikipedia
The el-Jazzar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الجزار, Masjid al-Jazzār; Hebrew: מסגד אל-ג'זאר, Misgad al-G'zar), also known as the White Mosque of Acre, is located on el-Jazzar Street inside the walls of the old city of Acre, Israel, overlooking the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and is named after the Ottoman Bosnian governor Ahmad Pasha el-Jazzar.
Source: Wikipedia, article “El-Jazzar Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dschazzar-Pascha-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El-Jazzar_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_Jezzar_Pasha
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_el-Jazzar
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B0
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cezz%C3%A2r_Ahmed_Pa%C5%9Fa_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1