Ibn Marwan Mosque
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "check for unknown parameters".Template:Wikidata image The Ibn Marwan Mosque (Template:Langx, transl: Jami' Ibn Marwan) is a Mamluk-era mosque in Gaza, Palestine in the midst of a cemetery in the Tuffah neighborhood,[1] relatively isolated from the rest of the city.[2]
History
Inside is the tomb of a holy man named Sheikh Ali ibn Marwan who belonged to the Hasani family. The Hasani family came from Morocco and settled in Gaza where Ibn Marwan died in 1314 CE. The cemetery is also named after Ibn Marwan. The mosque itself was built in 1324. The Ibn Marwan Mosque contains an oratory and the stones of the tombs in the adjacent cemetery are believedScript error: No such module "Unsubst". to contain historical inscriptions.[3]
The mosque was damaged during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip in 2023–25, one of many cultural heritage sites to be damaged as a result of the conflict.[4]
References
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Further reading
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External links
- Photos of the mosque interior Template:Webarchive Discover Islam.
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