| Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque | |
| Native Name: | مسجد الشيخ علي بكاء |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Map Type: | West Bank |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
| Location: | Hebron, West Bank, Palestine |
| Tradition: | Sunni |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Architecture Type: | mosque |
| Architecture Style: | Mamluk |
| Year Completed: | 1282 |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Minaret Quantity: | 1 |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque or Shaykh Ali al-Baka Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الشيخ علي بكاء) is a 13th-century mosque in the northwestern section of the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank, Palestine. It is situated in the Harat ash-Sheikh (or Sheik Ali al-Bakka) quarter, one of the Old City's quarters, which is named after the mosque.[1]
The mosque was founded by Husam ad-Din Turuntay in 1282 during the reign of Mamluk sultan al-Mansur Qalawun. Turuntay was the representative of the sultan in Jerusalem. The sanctuary is named after Sheikh Ali al-Bakka, a renowned Sufi religious leader from Iraq who lived in Hebron.[2] The minaret was erected by the viceroy and practical strongman of the sultanate, Sayf al-Din Salar (d. 1310).[3]
The original mosque was mostly demolished, however the minaret still stands and is viewed as an exemplary work of Mamluk architecture. Sitting on a rectangular base, its shaft has a hexagonal shape. The minaret base has an arched corridor which leads to the courtyard. In 1978 a new mosque was built on the site, but preserved the remains of the original mosque.[2]
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. Histoire de Jérusalem et d'Hébron depuis Abraham jusqu'à la fin du XVe siècle de J.-C. : fragments de la Chronique de Moudjir-ed-dyn. 1876. Moudjir ed-dyn. Mujir al-Din. Sauvaire. (pp. 220, 222, 224, 227, 291 ff)
. Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, H-I . Moshe Sharon . 2013. 5. BRILL. 978-90-04-25097-0. (Sharon, 2013, p. 58 ff)