Katib al-Wilaya Mosque Contents Architecture References Bibliography Navigation menu31°30′14″N 34°27′44″E / 31.5039°N 34.4623°E / 31.5039; 34.462331°30′14″N 34°27′44″E / 31.5039°N 34.4623°E / 31.5039; 34.4623Israel and the Palestinian TerritoriesTravel in GazaArchivedKateb Al-Welayah MosquePilgrimage, Sciences and Sufism: Islamic Art in the West Bank and GazaHandbook of oriental studies: Handbuch der Orientalistik. The Near and Middle East. Corpus inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae (CIAP)ee

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Katib al-Wilaya Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
Location
Gaza Strip Zaytun Quarter, Gaza City, Gaza Strip
Geographic coordinates
31°30′14″N 34°27′44″E / 31.5039°N 34.4623°E / 31.5039; 34.4623Coordinates: 31°30′14″N 34°27′44″E / 31.5039°N 34.4623°E / 31.5039; 34.4623
Architecture
Architectural typeMosque
Architectural styleMamluk
Completed1344 or 1432

Minaret(s)
1

Katib al-Wilaya Mosque or Welayat Mosque (Arabic: جامع الولايات‎) is a small historic mosque located along Omar Mukhtar Street in Gaza City in the Zaytun Quarter of the Old City. The mosque was built by the Burji Mamluks in 1432,[1] however, the structure could date further back to 1344. Additions to the western part of the mosque were commissioned in 1584 by Ahmed Bey, the Ottoman clerk of the Damascus Vilayet (Province of Damascus). Damascus Vilayet's Arabic transliteration is Wilayat Dimashq, hence the name of the mosque Katib al-Wilaya ("the clerk of the state").[2][3]




Contents





  • 1 Architecture

    • 1.1 Minaret



  • 2 References


  • 3 Bibliography




Architecture


The main body of the mosque is its prayer hall, which is rectangular in shape and dates to the Mamluk period. The entrance is located at the qibla (indicator of direction towards Mecca) wall.[4]



Minaret


The minaret of the mosque, rising above the mosque's eastern wall,[4] is adjacent to the bell tower of the St. Porphyrius Church. Palestinian historian Aref al-Aref says local legend attributes this positioning of the building to the Rashidun caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab's orders to the Muslim general Amr ibn al-'As to build a mosque next to every church in the lands conquered by the Muslims. Another anecdote claims the mosque had earlier been a monastery known as Deir Salm al-Fada'il. Both of these accounts lack any verifiable basis other than local folklore.[5]


In 1432, the minaret was restored by Sayf ad-Din Inal, the Burji mamluk who later became sultan in 1453.[6]



References




  1. ^ Jacobs, Daniel. (1998). Israel and the Palestinian Territories Rough Guides, p.455.


  2. ^ Travel in Gaza Archived 2013-08-23 at the Wayback Machine MidEastTraveling.


  3. ^ Kateb Al-Welayah Mosque WebGaza.


  4. ^ ab Museum With No Frontiers, 2013, IX.1.e. Mosque of Katib al-Wilaya.


  5. ^ Sharon, 2009, p. 161.


  6. ^ Sharon, 2009, p. 162.




Bibliography


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  • Museum With No Frontiers (2013), Pilgrimage, Sciences and Sufism: Islamic Art in the West Bank and Gaza, Museum With No Frontiers, ISBN 9783902782113.mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  • Sharon, Moshe (2009), Handbook of oriental studies: Handbuch der Orientalistik. The Near and Middle East. Corpus inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae (CIAP), BRILL, ISBN 90-04-17085-5










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