Sidna Omar Mosque

Sidna Omar Mosque
مسجد سيدنا عمر
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RiteSunni
Governing bodyJerusalem Waqf[1]
Location
LocationOld City of Jerusalem
Sidna Omar Mosque is located in Jerusalem
Sidna Omar Mosque
Shown within Jerusalem
Geographic coordinates31°46′30″N 35°13′52″E / 31.77500°N 35.23111°E / 31.77500; 35.23111
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleMamluk
Date establishedBefore[2] or after 1400,[3] Mamluk period
Minaret(s)1

The Sidna Omar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدنا عمر, lit.'Lord Omar mosque') is a Mamluk-era mosque in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It stands adjacent to the Hurva and Ramban Synagogues.[1]

After Israel captured East Jerusalem, including the Old City of Jerusalem, in the Six-Day War, the mosque was closed, and has been closed ever since.

  1. ^ a b Yedid, Baruch (19 November 2019). "Jordan Reopening Mosque Adjacent to Hurva Synagogue in Heart of Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter". Jewish Press. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  2. ^ Burgoyne (1984). Mamluk Jerusalem: An Architectural Study, p. 513.
  3. ^ Wager, Eliyahu (1988). Ramban Synagogue. Jerusalem: The Jerusalem Publishing House. p. 60. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)