Great Mosque of Nablus - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Great Mosque of Nablus - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Great Mosque of Nablus ( Jami' Nablus al-Kebir) is the oldest and largest mosque in the Palestinian city of Nablus.Dumper, Stanley and Abu-Lughod, 2007, p. 267 It was originally built as a Byzantine church and was converted into a mosque during the early Islamic era. The Crusaders transformed it into a church in the 11th century, but it was reconsecrated as a mosque by the Ayyubids in the 12th century. The mosque is located at the intersection of the main streets of the Old City, along the district's eastern edges.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. - Nablus, At the Foot of the Holy Mountain Med Cooperation, pp.15-16. Read more on Wikipedia
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