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Habib'i Neccar Mosque

historical mosque in Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey

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638
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Habib'i Neccar Mosque is a historic mosque in the old centre of Antakya, in Turkey's Hatay Province. It stands on the eastern side of the Orontes (Asi) River and takes its name from Habib the Carpenter. The building is located in the Habib-i Neccar neighbourhood, along Kurtuluş Caddesi. Our records give 638 as the year of its construction. The mosque was severely damaged in the earthquakes of February 2023.

History

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According to Arabic-language sources, the mosque was built by the Companion Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah following the Muslim conquest of Antioch in 638.

The building was severely damaged in the earthquakes of February 2023.

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Habib-i Nejjar Mosque is a historic mosque in Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey named after Habib the Carpenter. The mosque is to the east of Orontes River (Turkish: Asi). It was severely damaged by earthquakes in February 2023.

Source: Wikipedia, article “Habib-i Nejjar Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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