The Ibn Marwan Mosque (Arabic: جامع ابن مروان, 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] 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 believed[by whom?] to contain historical inscriptions.[3]
| Ibn Marwan Mosque جامع ابن مروان | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Tuffah, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Country | State of Palestine |
  Location within Gaza | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°30′15″N 34°28′08″E / 31.504164°N 34.469014°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Mamluk |
| Completed | 1324 CE |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
References
editFurther reading
edit- Palestine Oriental Society (1929). The Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society. Palestine Oriental Society.
- Sharon, Moshe (2009). Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, G. Vol. 4. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-17085-8.
External links
edit- Photos of the mosque interior Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine Discover Islam.
 | This article about a mosque or other Islamic place of worship in Asia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a building or structure in the Palestinian territories is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |