:Al-Muallaq Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Acre, Northern, Israel}}
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{{langx|he|מסגד אל-מועלק}}
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| caption = The mosque, in 2009
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| location = Acre, Northern, Israel
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The al-Muallak Mosque ({{langx|ar|المسجد المعلق|Masjid Al-Muallaq}}; {{langx|he|מסגד אל-מועלק|Misgad Al-Muallak}}) also known as the Mosque of Zahir al-Umar ({{langx|ar|مسجد ظاهر العمر{{lrm}}{{lrm}}{{lrm}}{{lrm}}}}) is a mosque in Acre, Israel.
History
The mosque was built in 1758 by the Arab ruler of Acre, Zahir al-Umar. It was built in a courtyard on the site of a structure commissioned by the Crusaders and which later became the gate to the Genoaese quarter of the city. Up until 1746, the structure was used as a synagogue by Acre's Jewish residents,{{cite book |first=Moshe |last=Sharon |title=Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae (CIAP) |volume=1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j1rSzWgHMjoC&q=Muallaq+Mosque&pg=PA38 |publisher=BRILL |via=Google Books |year=1997 |isbn=9789004108332 |page=38 }} called the Ramchal Synagogue.{{Cite web |url=http://www.aguide2israel.com/index.php/fuseaction/destination.home/a/1664/title/Religious%20Sites |title=Acre: Religious and prayer sites |work=A Guide to Israel |date= |access-date= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609151755/http://www.aguide2israel.com/index.php/fuseaction/destination.home/a/1664/title/Religious%20Sites |archive-date=2009-06-09 }} The Jews still owned the building when Zahir chose to transform it into a mosque, but compensated them with a different building located in Acre's Jewish quarter. Leftover features of the synagogue include the niche for the Holy Ark and inscriptions in Hebrew.{{cite web |url=http://archnet.org/sites/3495 |title=Muallaq Mosque |work=ArchNet |date= |access-date=2008-12-31}}
Architecture
The mosque is positioned along the edge of Acre's Old City market, situated between Khan al-Umdan and Khan al-Ifranj, and is risen over the street. From the outside, the main indicators of the mosque are its low-lying dome and the round base of its former minaret. The mosque's entrance is located beneath the original minaret's base. This minaret was demolished by the municipality of Acre in 1950, citing a public safety risk. The body of the mosque is mainly constituted by a large, square-shaped prayer hall, A triple-domed portico precedes the prayer hall's entrance. Beside the prayer hall is a smaller room that is currently used as a library. A stairway beneath a covered entryway leads into the courtyard.
See also
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References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Al Moaleq mosque, Akko}}
{{Mosques in Israel}}
{{Synagogues in Israel}}
Category:18th-century religious buildings and structures in Israel
Category:Former synagogues in Israel
Category:Mosques in Acre, Israel
Category:Ottoman architecture in Israel
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1758