Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
mosque in the city of Al-Bireh, Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate
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Overview
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The Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque stands in the downtown district of Al-Bireh, in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate of the West Bank. In Arabic sources it is also called the Great Mosque of Al-Bireh (مسجد البيرة الكبير). It is described as the largest mosque in the city and counted among the larger mosques of the West Bank. It takes its name from the late Egyptian president and Arab leader Gamal Abdel Nasser. The mosque was established in 1962.
History
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The mosque was founded in 1962.
On 14 March 2002 the Israeli army took over the mosque and used its minaret as a sniping position; four Palestinians were killed in the course of this.
On 22 September 2007, dozens of wives of Hamas-affiliated political prisoners and other women members of Hamas marched from the mosque towards Al-Manara Square, protesting what they regarded as politically motivated detentions of their relatives by the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian Authority security forces dispersed the marchers with tear gas and prevented them from reaching the square.
From Wikipedia
Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque (Arabic: مسجد جمال عبد الناصر Masjid Jamal 'Abd an-Nasser) is the largest mosque in al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestine. Located in the Downtown district of the city, the mosque is named after the late Egyptian president and Arab leader Gamal Abdel Nasser.
On March 14, 2002, the Israeli Army (IDF) took over the mosque and used its minaret for sniping, killing four Palestinians.
On September 22, 2007, dozens of wives of Hamas-affiliated political prisoners and other female Hamas members marched from the Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque to Al-Manara Square in protest of what they saw as the politically motivated detentions of their relatives by the Palestinian Authority (PA). They were prevented from reaching the square when PA security forces used tear gas to disperse them.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Abdel_Nasser_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B1
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Jamal-Abdel-Nasser