Al-Khadra Mosque

Al-Khadra Mosque
مسجد الخضرة
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationNablus, West Bank, Palestine
Al-Khadra Mosque is located in the West Bank
Al-Khadra Mosque
Shown within the West Bank
Geographic coordinates32°12′44.48″N 35°16′15.20″E / 32.2123556°N 35.2708889°E / 32.2123556; 35.2708889
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleMamluk
Groundbreaking1288
Completed1290
Specifications
Length18.6 meters (61 ft)
Width7.2 meters (24 ft)
Minaret(s)1
Minaret height30 meters (98 ft)

Al-Khadra Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الخضرة, romanizedMasjid al-Khadra, lit.'the Green Mosque') also known as Hizn Sidna Yaq'ub Mosque (trans. Sadness of our Lord Jacob), is a mosque situated on the lower slopes of Mount Gerizim in the southwestern quarter of the Old City of Nablus in the West Bank. The mosque is rectangular in shape, and its minaret rises 30 meters (98 ft).[1]

  1. ^ Pringle, 1993, pp.112.