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Mosque in Acre, Northern, Israel
Al-Muallaq Mosque
Arabic: المسجد المعلق
Hebrew: מסגד אל-מועלק
The mosque, in 2009
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
StatusActive
Location
LocationAcre, Northern, Israel
Al-Muallaq Mosque is located in Northwest IsraelAl-Muallaq MosqueLocation of the mosque in Northern Israel
Geographic coordinates32°55′15″N 35°04′08″E / 32.920849°N 35.068963°E / 32.920849; 35.068963
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
StyleOttoman
Completed1758 (as a mosque)
Minaret(s)1

The al-Muallak Mosque (Arabic: المسجد المعلق, romanizedMasjid Al-Muallaq; Hebrew: מסגד אל-מועלק, romanizedMisgad Al-Muallak) also known as the Mosque of Zahir al-Umar (Arabic: مسجد ظاهر العمر‎‎‎‎) is a mosque in Acre, Israel.

History

The mosque was built in 1758 by the Arab ruler of Acre, Zahir al-Umar. It was built in a courtyard on the site of a structure commissioned by the Crusaders and which later became the gate to the Genoaese quarter of the city. Up until 1746, the structure was used as a synagogue by Acre's Jewish residents, called the Ramchal Synagogue. The Jews still owned the building when Zahir chose to transform it into a mosque, but compensated them with a different building located in Acre's Jewish quarter. Leftover features of the synagogue include the niche for the Holy Ark and inscriptions in Hebrew.

Architecture

The mosque is positioned along the edge of Acre's Old City market, situated between Khan al-Umdan and Khan al-Ifranj, and is risen over the street. From the outside, the main indicators of the mosque are its low-lying dome and the round base of its former minaret. The mosque's entrance is located beneath the original minaret's base. This minaret was demolished by the municipality of Acre in 1950, citing a public safety risk. The body of the mosque is mainly constituted by a large, square-shaped prayer hall, A triple-domed portico precedes the prayer hall's entrance. Beside the prayer hall is a smaller room that is currently used as a library. A stairway beneath a covered entryway leads into the courtyard.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sharon, Moshe (1997). Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae (CIAP). Vol. 1. BRILL. p. 38. ISBN 9789004108332 – via Google Books.
  2. "Acre: Religious and prayer sites". A Guide to Israel. Archived from the original on 2009-06-09.
  3. ^ "Muallaq Mosque". ArchNet. Retrieved 2008-12-31.

External links

Media related to Al Moaleq mosque, Akko at Wikimedia Commons

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