Great Mosque of Ramla
mosque in Ramla, Central, Israel
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Overview
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The Great Mosque of Ramla stands in the centre of the city of Ramla, in Israel's Central District, in the area of Esther HaMalka Street. The building began as a church raised by the Franks in the twelfth century. It served as a Crusader parish church dedicated to John the Baptist, and is also known as the Basilica of St John. Today it functions as a mosque, and its name is associated with Yahya, the Islamic name for John. A mihrab and a minaret were added to the existing structure, so that the building reflects the layered Crusader and Mamluk history of the town.
History
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The structure was built as a church by the Franks in the twelfth century and was dedicated to John the Baptist.
Under the Mamluks, in 1266, the church was converted into a mosque. A mihrab and a minaret were added to the building at that time.
From Wikipedia
The Great Mosque of Ramla (Arabic: المسجد الكبير, romanized: al-Masjid al-Kabīr; Hebrew: המסגד הגדול ברמלה) is a mosque in Ramla, in the Central District of Israel.
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© OpenStreetMap katkıcıları (ODbL): https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/359841081
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Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Ramla
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