- Umm al-Naser Mosque
Infobox religious building
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building_name=Umm al-Nasr Mosque
location=flagicon|PalestineBeit Hanoun ,Gaza Strip ,Palestinian territories
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religious_affiliation=Islam
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architecture_type=Mosque
architecture_style=Islamic architecture , particularlyAyyubid
year_completed=1239
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dome_quantity=1
minaret_quantity=1
minaret_height=Umm al-Naser Mosque or Nasr Mosque is the oldest
mosque in thePalestinian city ofBeit Hanoun in theGaza Strip , located in the center of the city.History
The Umm al-Nasr Mosque was built 1239 in Beit Hanoun by the
Ayyubid s to commemorate their soldiers who had died in the battle on the mosque site between them and theCrusader s. The Ayyubids were victorious, hence the name "Umm al-Nasr" ("Mother of Victories"). [ [http://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=2006&ed=134&edid=134 Beit Hanoun - Gaza] "This Week in Palestine".] [Filfil, Rania. [http://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=2564&ed=157&edid=157 The Other Face of Gaza: The Gaza Continuum] "This Week in Palestine".]On
November 3 ,2006 ,Israeli forces and Palestinian militants holed up inside the mosque exchanged gunfire. The mosque was virtually destroyed by Israeli shells, the only structure untouched being the southernportico a shallowdome in the mosque center. Nearly 40 women marching to protect the mosque were shot at by Israelis, resulting in the deaths of two. [Myre, Greg. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/03/world/middleeast/04mideastcnd.html?_r=1&fta=y&oref=slogin Israel Kills 2 Women During Mosque Siege] "New York Times ".2006-11-03 .] The damage to the mosque was condemned by theUnited Nations . [ [http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/47d4e277b48d9d3685256ddc00612265/00862f74239ea0da8525722000522658!OpenDocument UNRWA strongly condemns Israeli military operationsin Beit Hanoun]United Nations .2006-11-08 .]References
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