Great Mosque

The Mahmoudiya Mosque is the largest and most significant in , , in the of . It is composed of a complex of buildings arranged around two large courtyards and a third, smaller, courtyard.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Also known as: “Mahmoudiya Mosque” and “Misgad Gadol”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jaffa Clock Tower and The Arab-Hebrew Theater.

Clock
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The stands in the middle of the north end of Yefet Street in , . The limestone tower was constructed in 1900 and initiated by Joseph Bey Moyal, a Jewish businessman from Jaffa, and was made possible with contributions from all communities of Jaffa, including Jews, Armenians, Maronites and Arabs.

Theater building
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or Al Saraya Theater is a multilingual theater located in the Old Saraya House in the of . It serves as a stage for two theater companies working independently and together in two languages: Hebrew and Arabic. is situated 170 metres west of Great Mosque.

Stadium
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is a football in , , with a capacity of 29,400. It is the home stadium of Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv. The stadium also serves the Israel national football team for some select home matches. is situated 650 metres southeast of Great Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City of Jaffa and American–German Colony.

Neighborhood
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Old Jaffa is the oldest neighborhood in . It is one of Israel's main tourist attractions, with art galleries, restaurants, theaters, museums, and nightclubs.

Neighborhood
The is a residential neighborhood in the southern part of , . It is located between Eilat Street and HaRabbi MiBacherach Street and adjoins .

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in southwestern , . It was the first Jewish neighborhood to be built outside the old city of the ancient port of .

Great Mosque

Latitude
32.05496° or 32° 3′ 18″ north
Longitude
34.75582° or 34° 45′ 21″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8G4P3Q34+X8
Geo­Names ID
8621842
Wiki­data ID
Q2920688
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Great Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع يافا الكبير”
  • Arabic: “مسجد المحمودية”
  • Bengali: “মাহমুদিয়া মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد المحموديه”
  • Greek: “Τζαμί Μαχμουντίγια”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד גדול”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד מחמודיה”
  • Hindi: “महमूदिया मस्जिद”
  • Japanese: “マフムーディーヤ・モスク”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Mahmudiya”
  • Tamil: “மகமூதியா பள்ளிவாசல், டெல் அவிவ்”
  • Turkish: “Mahmudiye Camii”
  • Urdu: “مسجد محمودیہ”
  • Urdu: “مسجد محودیہ”
  • Uzbek: “Mahmudiya masjidi”

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