Al Nejashi Mosque | |
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Masjid An-Najāšī (مَسْجِد ٱلنَّجَاشِي) | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Deity | Allah / God |
Location | |
Location | Negash, Tigray, Ethiopia |
Geographic coordinates | 13°52′32.0″N 39°35′55.3″E / 13.875556°N 39.598694°E |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Date established | After 615 C.E. |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Al Nejashi Mosque ( Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلنَّجَاشِي, romanized: Masjid an-Najāšī) is a mosque in Negash, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
The mosque was established after 615 CE, when the first Muslims are said to have migrated to Abyssinia during the reign of Najashi. [1][ better source needed] It is named after Najashi. [2][ better source needed]
In 2018, the mosque was renovated with funds from Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency. Accommodations, visitor center and toilets were built around the mosque building. Renovation was completed in September 2018. [3]
In 2021, the mosque was damaged by fighting during the Tigray War. [4] [5] The minaret was destroyed, its dome partially collapsed and its façade was ruined. [6] Soon afterwards, the Government of Ethiopia vowed to repair the building.
The mosque complex features tomb behind the main mosque building. [7] There are 15 tombs of the first immigrants in Islam to Ethiopia . [8]
Al Nejashi Mosque | |
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Masjid An-Najāšī (مَسْجِد ٱلنَّجَاشِي) | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Deity | Allah / God |
Location | |
Location | Negash, Tigray, Ethiopia |
Geographic coordinates | 13°52′32.0″N 39°35′55.3″E / 13.875556°N 39.598694°E |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Date established | After 615 C.E. |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Al Nejashi Mosque ( Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلنَّجَاشِي, romanized: Masjid an-Najāšī) is a mosque in Negash, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
The mosque was established after 615 CE, when the first Muslims are said to have migrated to Abyssinia during the reign of Najashi. [1][ better source needed] It is named after Najashi. [2][ better source needed]
In 2018, the mosque was renovated with funds from Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency. Accommodations, visitor center and toilets were built around the mosque building. Renovation was completed in September 2018. [3]
In 2021, the mosque was damaged by fighting during the Tigray War. [4] [5] The minaret was destroyed, its dome partially collapsed and its façade was ruined. [6] Soon afterwards, the Government of Ethiopia vowed to repair the building.
The mosque complex features tomb behind the main mosque building. [7] There are 15 tombs of the first immigrants in Islam to Ethiopia . [8]