Mosque Name: Sederot Old Mosque
Country: Israel
City: Sederot
Year of construction (AD): 800 - 899
GPS: 31.534786° 31.534786°
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
An old mosque with a semicircular mihrab was uncovered at this location. The angle to Petra, Mecca and the Between Qiblas are all very close. Petra 148.7; Mecca: 154; Between: 159.13. So it is impossible to determine which Qibla was intended.
Looking down at the mosque with a mihrab.
The site with the village in the background.
References:
Varga, Daniel, and Kobrin, Federico, 2018. “Horbat Neged”, Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel 130, http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/Report_Detail_Eng.aspx?id=25446&mag_id=126.
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