Masjid ash Shāf‘ī
Masjid ash Shāf‘ī is a mosque in Palestine and has an elevation of 942 metres. Masjid ash Shāf‘ī is situated nearby to Old Jewish Cemetery, as well as near the village Kiryat Arba.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of the Patriarchs and Old Jewish Cemetery.
Cave of the Patriarchs
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Ibrahami Mosque, or Sanctuary of Ibrahim, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, 30 kilometres south of Jerusalem. Cave of the Patriarchs is situated 2 km east of Masjid ash Shāf‘ī.
Old Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: אורלילי, Public domain.
The old Jewish cemetery in Hebron is located on a hill to the west of the Tomb of Machpela. It has been used as a Jewish cemetery for hundreds of years. Old Jewish Cemetery is situated 740 metres southeast of Masjid ash Shāf‘ī.
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of Hebron. The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is situated 1½ km east of Masjid ash Shāf‘ī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hebron and Kiryat Arba.
Hebron
Hebron is an ancient city in the southern West Bank. It is the traditional burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.
Kiryat Arba
Village
Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank. Founded in 1968, in 2023 it had a population of 7,572. Kiryat Arba is situated 2½ km east of Masjid ash Shāf‘ī.
Qilqis
Village
Photo: سجى نبيل أبو سنينة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Qilqis is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Beit Haggai. The village is in the Hebron Governorate in the Southern West Bank. Qilqis is situated 4 km south of Masjid ash Shāf‘ī.
Masjid ash Shāf‘ī
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Al Shaf’i Mosque” and “Masjid ash Shaf’i”
- Category: religion
- Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.52806° or 31° 31′ 41″ northLongitude
35.09245° or 35° 5′ 33″ eastElevation
942 metres (3,091 feet)Open location code
8G3QG3HR+6XGeoNames ID
8072990
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In Other Languages
“Masjid ash Shāf‘ī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الشافعي”
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