| Katib al-Wilaya Mosque | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | unknown |
| Location | |
| Location | Zaytun Quarter, Gaza City, Gaza Strip |
| Country | Palestine |
  Location within Gaza | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°30′14″N 34°27′44″E / 31.5039°N 34.4623°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Mamluk |
| Completed | 1344 or 1432 |
| Destroyed | December 28th 2023 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
Katib al-Wilaya Mosque or Welayat Mosque (Arabic: جامع الولايات) was a small historic mosque located along Omar Mukhtar Street in Gaza City in the Zaytun Quarter of the Old City. The mosque was built by the Burji Mamluks in 1432,[1] however, the structure could date further back to 1344. Additions to the western part of the mosque were commissioned in 1584 by Ahmed Bey, the Ottoman clerk of the Damascus Vilayet (Province of Damascus). Damascus Vilayet's Arabic transliteration was Wilayat Dimashq, hence the name of the mosque Katib al-Wilaya ("the clerk of the state").[2][3]
The mosque was damaged as part of the Bombing of the Gaza Strip, as result of the Israeli airstrike at the nearby Church of Saint Porphyrius.[4]
- ^ Jacobs, Daniel. (1998). Israel and the Palestinian Territories Rough Guides, p.455.
- ^ Travel in Gaza Archived 2013-08-23 at the Wayback Machine MidEastTraveling.
- ^ Kateb Al-Welayah Mosque WebGaza.
- ^ Saber, Indlieb Farazi. "A 'cultural genocide': Which of Gaza's heritage sites have been destroyed?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-22.