Al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque

Al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque
Ottoman period
Basic information
Location	Christian Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem
Affiliation	Islam
District	Jerusalem
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Ottoman
Specifications
Minaret(s)	1

The al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الخانقاه الصلاحية‎‎) is located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

History

The mosque is situated on the former palace of the Latin Patriarch. Following the Crusader surrender of Jerusalem to Salah al-Din in 1187, it became a convent for Sufi mystics. Its minaret was built in around 1417.^[1]

References

↑ Winter, Dave & Matthews, John. Israel Handbook, p. 147. Footprint Travel Guides, 1999. ISBN 1-900949-48-2

External links

El Khanqah-Moschee in Jerusalem"" (German text and pictures at theologische-links.de)

Jerusalem Old City

Areas	Armenian Quarter Christian Quarter Jewish Quarter Muslim Quarter Temple Mount

Gates	Damascus Double Dung Golden Herod Huldah Jaffa Lions New Single Tanners' Zion

Surrounding roads	Hativat Yerushalayim HaTsanhanim Jaffa Road Jericho Road Ma'ale HaShalom Ofel Road Sultan Suleiman Street

Synagogues/ Jewish holy sites	Four Sephardic Synagogues Hurva Synagogue Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue Western Wall Western Wall Tunnel

Churches/ Christian holy sites	Cathedral of St. James Church of the Holy Sepulchre Co-Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Christ Church Lutheran Church of the Redeemer St. Toros Church

Mosques/ Islamic holy sites	Al-Aqsa Mosque Dome of the Ascension Dome of the Rock Al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque Mosque of Omar

Mosques in Israel

Israel	Al-Bahr Mosque Hassan Bek Mosque Jezzar Pasha Mosque Mahmood Mosque Mahmoudiya Mosque Makam al-Nabi Sain Mosque Nebi Akasha Mosque Al-Muallaq Mosque Sidna Ali Mosque White Mosque (Nazareth) White Mosque (Ramla)

East Jerusalem	Abdeen Mosque Al-Aqsa Mosque Al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque Marwani Mosque Mosque of Omar

Note: East Jerusalem is officially jurisdicted by Israel, but is not recognized as such by the international community Category:Mosques in Israel Islam in Israel Mosques by country

Mosques in Palestine

West Bank	Bilal ibn Rabah Mosque Fatima Khatun Mosque Great Mosque of Nablus Al-Hamadiyya Mosque Hanbali Mosque Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque Al-Khadra Mosque Ibrahimi Mosque Al-Jawali Mosque Nabi Yahya Mosque an-Nasr Mosque Al-Nurayn Mosque Mosque of Omar Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque

Gaza Strip	Aybaki Mosque Great Mosque of Gaza Ibn Marwan Mosque Ibn Uthman Mosque Katib al-Wilaya Mosque Mahkamah Mosque Sayed al-Hashim Mosque Al-Shamah Mosque Umm al-Nasr Mosque

East Jerusalem	Abdeen Mosque Al-Aqsa Mosque Al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque Marwani Mosque Mosque of Omar Note: East Jerusalem is under de facto Israeli control, though claimed by Palestinians

Category:Mosques in Palestine Islam in Palestine Mosques by country

Coordinates: 31°46′43.68″N 35°13′45.53″E / 31.7788000°N 35.2293139°E / 31.7788000; 35.2293139

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