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Al-Bahr Mosque

Tel Aviv, Israel · built 1675

The al-Bahr Mosque (Arabic: , romanized: Masjid al-Bahr, lit.'The Sea Mosque'; Hebrew: , romanized: Misgad HaYam), is the oldest extant mosque in the historical part of Jaffa, in greater Tel Aviv, in the Tel Aviv District of Israel.

Built in 1675 CE, the mosque is situated on the HaAliya HaShniya Street near the harbour. Due to its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, fishermen and sailors used the mosque, as well as nearby inhabitants of the surrounding area. Built by the 'Azza /Alazzeh family as inscribed in stone above the entrance next to the Basmala.

Petersen, Andrew (2001). A Gazetteer of Buildings in Muslim Palestine (British Academy Monographs in Archaeology). Vol. I. Oxford University Press. pp. 166167. ISBN 978-0-19-727011-0. Archived from the original on May 29, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

Mosque data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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