Middle East
Israel
Jerusalem District

Nebi Akasha Mosque

The Nebi Akasha Mosque, also known as the Okasha mosque or the Ukasha mosque, is a and maqam on Straus Street, north of the Old City, in western , .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ticho House and Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Museum
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is a historical home in , now a administered as part of the and also hosting temporary exhibitions, which also houses an Italian café. is situated 280 metres southeast of Nebi Akasha Mosque.

Church
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The , also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the of the of . is situated 1¼ km southeast of Nebi Akasha Mosque.

Square
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, known in the Haredi community as Kikar HaShabbos, is a major intersection joining five streets in , , between and : Yehezkel Street from the north, Malkhei Yisrael Street from the west, Mea Shearim Street from the east, Straus Street from the southeast, and Yisha'ayahu Street from the southwest. is situated 230 metres north of Nebi Akasha Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meah Shearim and West Jerusalem.

Suburb
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Mea Shearim is a neighborhood in . It is one of the oldest Ashkenazi neighborhoods in outside of the Old City. It is populated by Ashkenazi Haredi Jews, and was built by members of the Old Yishuv.

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represents the modern commercial heart of the city, which was the focus for development in the capital from the time of Israeli independence in 1948 to the reunification of the city with the Six Day War in 1967.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the center of , populated mainly by Haredi Jews. is bordered by Zikhron Moshe and on the west, the Bukharim neighborhood on the north, on the east and the Jerusalem city center on the south.

Nebi Akasha Mosque

Latitude
31.7857° or 31° 47′ 9″ north
Longitude
35.21825° or 35° 13′ 6″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6P9+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1696793919
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q6984578
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Nebi Akasha Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد النبي عكاشة”
  • Arabic: “مسجد عكاشة”
  • Bengali: “নেবি আকাশ মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد الصحابي عكاشه”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد النبى عكاشه”
  • French: “mosquée Nebi Akasha”
  • French: “Mosquée Okasha”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד נבי אכשה”
  • Hebrew: “תורבת קמרייה”
  • Hindi: “नबी अकासा मस्जिद”
  • Japanese: “ナビー・アカシャ・モスク”
  • Urdu: “مسجد نبی عکاشہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zichron Moshe synagogue and Falkenfahrt 2023.

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