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Mosque of Omar
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Mosque of Omar
Mosque of Omar is a historic mosque located in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was built in its current shape by the Ayyubid Sultan Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din in 1193 AD to commemorate the prayer of the caliph Omar. The mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981 as part of Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls.
Site Information
Country: Palestine
District: West Bank
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 12th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Date of Inscription: 1981
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