Omar Mosque (Bethlehem)
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The Omar Mosque ( Arabic مسجد عمر, DMG Masǧid ʿUmar ) is a mosque in the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank .
location
The Omar Mosque is the only mosque in the old city of Bethlehem. It is located on the west side of the Krippenplatz across from the Church of the Nativity . A section of Paul-VI.-Strasse runs north of the mosque, which, as a continuation of Sternstrasse , is part of the historic pilgrimage route to the Church of the Nativity . To the south of the mosque is the Bethlehem Town Hall.
history
The Omar Mosque was built in 1860. The land on which it is built was made available to the Muslims by the Greek Orthodox Church .
The mosque is dedicated to the caliph ʿUmar ibn al-Chattāb (592–644), often briefly called Omar , the second successor of the Prophet Mohammed . After conquering Jerusalem in 638, he came to Bethlehem and had decided there that the Church of the Nativity should continue to be a place of Christian cult.
In 1953 the mosque was renovated with the help of the Jordanian government . During the Second Intifada , which began in 2000 , the mosque was damaged and rebuilt from 2004 with the help of the United Arab Emirates .
description
The mosque has a slightly trapezoidal floor plan with an approximately 20 meter wide facade on the crib square and a length of approximately 30 meters. At the northeast corner of the mosque rises an octagonal minaret crowned by a crescent moon .
Web links
- The Mosque of Omar on the official website of the City of Bethlehem
- Mosque of Omar, Bethlehem on the Atlas Tours website
- Omar Mosque on the website of the Joint Services Council for Tourism Development in Bethlehem Governorate
Coordinates: 31 ° 42 ′ 16.3 " N , 35 ° 12 ′ 19.9" E