Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
- Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
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Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
( _ar. مسجد جمال عبد الناصر "Masjid Jamal 'abd an-Naser") is the largest mosque in Ramallah, in the central West Bank. The mosque is named after the late Egyptian president and Arab leader Gamal Abdel Nasser. [ [http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Ramallah_527/Picture_11638.html Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque] Palestine Remembered. 2007-01-17.]
On March 14, 2002, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) took over the mosque and used its minaret for sniping, killing four Palestinians. [Shalakany, Amr. [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/580/feature.htm Diary of an Egyptian in Ramallah] Al-Ahram Weekly. 2002-03-14.]
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* [http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Ramallah_527/Picture_11638.html Picture of Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque]
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