Zidani mosque, mosque in Tiberias, Israel
The Zidani Mosque is a two-storey stone mosque in central Tiberias, built in 1743. Its prayer hall is covered by a single large dome, and its exterior recalls Ottoman models while the entrance follows Mamluk style. Three small domes and an octagonal minaret rise above octagonal walls, and the gates are decorated with ablaq, alternating courses of differently coloured stone.
The mosque was built in 1743 under Al-Zahir Al-Omar Al-Zaydani during the Ottoman period. It served as a place of worship until the Muslim population evacuated Tiberias in 1948.
The mosque is also called Al-Omari after Omar, Daher al-Omar's father, and Al-Zidani after the family. A marble inscription at the entrance dates the building to 1156 AH (1743 CE) and records that a earlier mosque, the Jasmine Mosque, stood on the site. Since 1948 the building has stood closed; today it sits inside a shopping compound by the Tiberias promenade.
The building is currently not open to visitors and serves as storage for construction materials. Access is not permitted as the structure requires extensive restoration work.
The mosque appears on British Mandate postage stamps of 1927, in the Land of Israel landscapes series at values of 50, 90, 100 and 200 mils. A marble inscription at the entrance dates the building to 1156 AH (1743) and records that a mosque called the Jasmine Mosque stood here before.
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