Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque, Jerusalem

#232 among attractions in Jerusalem

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The Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque is the largest mosque in the Palestinian town of Beit Hanina, located northeast of Jerusalem. It is named after a Muslim man who lived in the town and worked as collector of olive products. An engraving in a stone in front of the mosque reads, "this mosque was built by Suwaid Abul Hamayel in the year 336 after Hijrah". The area of the mosque was expanded in 1938 by the residents of Beit Hanina. In 1993, a boys primary school was built alongside the mosque. ()

Coordinates: 31°49'44"N, 35°13'32"E

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Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gibeah, Beit Hanina, Neve Yaakov, Ramat Shlomo.

0.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Neighbourhood, Mountain
Gibeah, Jerusalem
13 min walk • Gibeah is the name of three places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in the tribes of Benjamin, Judah, and Ephraim respectively. Gibeah of Benjamin is the most commonly mentioned of the places. In the Book of Judges, it is the main setting to the story of the Benjaminite War.
0.6 miW
Neighbourhood
Beit Hanina, Jerusalem
15 min walk • Beit Hanina is an Arab Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem. It is on the road to Ramallah, eight kilometers north of central Jerusalem, at an elevation of 780 meters above sea level.
1.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Neve Yaakov, Jerusalem
34 min walk • Neve Yaakov also Neve Ya'aqov, is an Israeli settlement and neighborhood located in East Jerusalem, north of Pisgat Ze'ev and south of al-Ram.
1.3 miS
Neighbourhood
Ramat Shlomo, Jerusalem
34 min walk • Ramat Shlomo is a large Jewish housing development in northern East Jerusalem. The population, mostly ultra-Orthodox, is 20,000. Ramat Shlomo was built on land occupied by Israel since its capture from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War and is considered by the international community to be an Israeli settlement.
1 miS
Neighbourhood
Shuafat, Jerusalem
26 min walk • Shuafat, also Shu'fat and Sha'fat, is a mostly Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, forming part of north-eastern Jerusalem. Located on the old Jerusalem–Ramallah road about three miles north of the Old City, Shu'fat has a population of 35,000 residents.
1 miE
Neighbourhood
Pisgat Ze'ev, Jerusalem
26 min walk • Pisgat Ze'ev is an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem and the largest residential neighborhood in Jerusalem with a population of over 50,000.
1.5 miSE
Neighbourhood
Ras Khamis, Jerusalem
39 min walk • Ras Khamis is a neighborhood in East Jerusalem. In 2007, construction of the Israeli West Bank Barrier cut off Ras Khamis from the rest of East Jerusalem, with the barrier completed in 2010.
0.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Adasa, Jerusalem
14 min walk • Adasa is a city referred to in 1 Maccabees, being the site of the Syrian-Seleucid General Nicanor's death and Judah Maccabee's post in the battle of Adasa. It is said to be less than four miles from Beth-Horon.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque?

Nearby attractions include Gibeah, Jerusalem (13 min walk), Adasa, Jerusalem (14 min walk), Beit Hanina, Jerusalem (15 min walk).