Sayed al-Hashim Mosque
Gaza Strip, Palestine
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Sayed al-Hashim Mosque is one of the largest and oldest mosques in Gaza, in the State of Palestine, standing in the ad-Darrāj Quarter of the Old City off al-Wehda Street. Dating to 1850 and built in the Islamic architectural tradition, it is believed under Muslim tradition to house beneath its dome the tomb of Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf, great-grandfather of Muhammad, who died in Gaza during a trading voyage.
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- Gaza Strip, Palestine
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