Great Mosque of Nablus

Great Mosque of Nablus

Infobox religious building


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caption=The Great Mosque's minaret
building_name=Great Mosque of Nablus
location=flagicon|Palestine Nablus, West Bank, Palestinian territories
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district=Old City
religious_affiliation=Islam
website=
architect=
architecture_type=Mosque
architecture_style=Norman, Ayyubid
year_completed=1187
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dome_quantity=1
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Great Mosque of Nablus ("Jama'a al-Kebir") is the oldest mosque in the Palestinian city of Nablus. The mosque is located at the intersection of the main streets of Nablus' Old City on its eastern edge. [ [http://www.palst-jp.com/eg/eg_tt_ptv_05.html Places to Visit] General Mission of Palestine-Tokyo.] It has a long, narrow, rectangular floor plan and a silver dome.Semplici, Andrea and Boccia, Mario. [http://www.ucodep.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=631&Itemid=90 - Nablus, At the Foot of the Holy Mountain] Med Cooperation, pp.15-16.]

History

The site of the Great Mosque was originally a basilica built during the reign of Philip the Arab in 244-249 CE. The Byzantines later constructed a church on the basilica's ruins, which was replaced by a large church built by the Crusaders in 1168. In 1187, the Muslim Ayyubids under Saladin transformed the building into the present-day Great Mosque after they recaptured Nablus. In 1641, the Great Mosque's minaret was rebuilt, [ [http://nablusguide.com/ENnablus.html Nablus] Nablus Guide.] but the mosque compound had remained virtually untouched throughout most of its existence until a severe earthquake struck Palestine, especially Nablus in 1927, destroying its dome and minaret. In 1935, it was repaired.

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