Nabi Saeen Mosque
mosque in Nazareth, northern Israel
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Overview
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The Nabi Saeen Mosque (Masjid al-Nabi Saʿīn) stands at the top of the ridge above Nazareth in northern Israel, close to the Salesian Basilica. One source gives its elevation as 487 metres above sea level. Its position offers wide views south over the Jezreel Valley and north toward the Upper Galilee and the Haifa area. The site is also referred to as the shrine (maqam) of Nabi Saeen. After the minaret was raised in 2009, it is described as the tallest minaret and mosque in Nazareth.
History
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The building is known as a prayer place used by Turkish soldiers during the Ottoman period. Since no prophet named Saeen is known, the name is thought to be a altered form of al-Sa'in, referring to soldiers hastening to prayer.
In 1989 it was restored through the efforts of a local committee headed by Hajj Ahmad Hammoudeh al-Zoubi (Abu Nawaf). A second storey was later added as part of an expansion, and the minaret was raised in 2009.
From Wikipedia
The Nabi Saeen Mosque (Arabic: مسجد النبي سعين, romanized: Masjid al-Nabi Saʿīn; Hebrew: מסגד נבי סעין, romanized: Misgad Navi Sa'in) is a mosque located on Nabi Saeen Hill in Nazareth, in northern Israel. The mosque is located at the top of the ridge enclosing the city from the north, approximately 150 metres (490 ft) north of the Salesian Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent, providing a panoramic view of Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley to the south, and the Upper Galilee and Haifa outskirts (Krayot) to the north and west.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabi_Saeen_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_Makam_al-Nabi_Sain
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Makam_al-Nabi_Sain
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C%D9%86