Al-Muallaq Mosque
Encyclopedia
The al-Muallaq Mosque also known as the Mosque of Dhaher al-Omar is a mosque
in Acre, Israel
. It is located on the site of Acre's ancient synagogue
.
used by the Jewish community of Acre. The synagogue was confiscated and converted into a mosque, leaving some features such as the niche for the Holy Ark and inscriptions in Hebrew.
The entrance to the mosque is under the base of the minaret. A flight of steps under a covered passage leads into the courtyard, elevated above street level. A triple-domed portico leads to the prayer hall itself, which consists of a square domed room and a smaller cross-vaulted room.
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
in Acre, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It is located on the site of Acre's ancient synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
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History
The mosque was built in 1758 by the Bedouin ruler of Acre, Dahar al-Umar. It was built in a courtyard on the site of an ancient synagogueSynagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
used by the Jewish community of Acre. The synagogue was confiscated and converted into a mosque, leaving some features such as the niche for the Holy Ark and inscriptions in Hebrew.
The entrance to the mosque is under the base of the minaret. A flight of steps under a covered passage leads into the courtyard, elevated above street level. A triple-domed portico leads to the prayer hall itself, which consists of a square domed room and a smaller cross-vaulted room.