Al Amari Mosque

Tiberias


With its black basalt walls, white dome and striped minaret, this mosque looks a bit lost in the courtyard of a modern commercial centre. Built by Daher Al Omar in 1743, it has not been in use since Tiberias’ Arab minority was evacuated by the British in April 1948.


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