Sayed al-Hashim Mosque
| Sayed al-Hashim Mosque | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Gaza Governorate |
| Province | Gaza Strip |
| Region | Levant |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | al-Wehda Street, Gaza, Gaza Strip |
| Country | State of Palestine |
  Location within Gaza | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°30′29″N 34°27′48″E / 31.508056°N 34.463347°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Mamluk, Ottoman |
| Completed | 12th century CE (originally) 1850 (present-day) |
The Sayed al-Hashim Mosque (
Muslim tradition.[1]
A mosque and
The existing mosque was built in 1850, on the orders of the
Napoleon Bonaparte's troops. The original Ottoman minaret was rebuilt in 1903 and the north and west aisles were also built during the same period. The mausoleum of Hashim is located in the north-western corner of the mosque.[1] The mosque was damaged as a result of an Israeli airstrike in October 2023, during the Israel–Hamas war.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Mosque of Sayyed Hashim - Gaza". thisweekinpalestine.com. October 2006. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013 – via An excerpt from Palestine: A Guide, Interlink Publishers, 2005.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Saber, Indlieb Farazi. "A 'cultural genocide': Which of Gaza's heritage sites have been destroyed?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
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