Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh ‘Alī Bakkah

Places of Interest Nearby

Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque

Mosque

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The Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque, also known as the Shaykh Ali al-Baka Mosque, is a 13th-century mosque in the northwestern section of the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank, Palestine.

Cave of the Patriarchs

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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 Sanctuary of Abraham, 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 770 metres southeast of Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh ‘Alī Bakkah.

Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town

Protected area

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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 720 metres southeast of Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh ‘Alī Bakkah.

Places in the Area

Avraham Avinu Neighborhood

Neighborhood

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Hebron

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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.

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