Abdeen Mosque

Coordinates: 31°47′24″N 35°14′8″E / 31.79000°N 35.23556°E / 31.79000; 35.23556
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31°47′24″N 35°14′8″E / 31.79000°N 35.23556°E / 31.79000; 35.23556

Abdeen Mosque (Arabic: مسجد عابدين) is the main mosque in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood in East Jerusalem, about 500 meters (1,600 ft) away from Al-Aqsa and the Old City walls. It was built by brothers Abdel Muhsin and Omar Abdeen in 1939.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Moshe Maoz; Sari Nusseibeh (2000). Jerusalem: points of friction, and beyond. BRILL. p. 141. ISBN 978-90-411-8843-4. Retrieved 17 April 2011.