Sayed al-Hashim Mosque

Sayed al-Hashim Mosque
مسجد السيد هاشم
The mosque in 2017
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
Locational-Wehda Street, ad-Darrāj Quarter, Old City, Gaza, Gaza Strip
CountryPalestine
Location within Gaza
Interactive map of Sayed al-Hashim Mosque
Coordinates31°30′29″N 34°27′48″E / 31.508056°N 34.463347°E / 31.508056; 34.463347
Architecture
Style
Completed
  • 12th century CE (prime)
  • 1850 CE (reconstruction)
Specifications
DomeOne (maybe more)
MinaretOne

The Sayed al-Hashim Mosque (Arabic: مسجد السيد هاشم, romanizedMasjid as-Sayed Hāshim; Turkish: Seyyid Haşim Camii) is one of the largest and oldest mosques in Gaza, in the State of Palestine, located in the ad-Darrāj Quarter of the Old City, off al-Wehda Street. The tomb of Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf, Muhammad's great grandfather who died in Gaza during a trading voyage, is located under the dome of the mosque according to Muslim tradition.