Ibrahimi Mosque

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The Ibrahimi Mosque is a major Islamic holy site in the Old City of Hebron, revered as the traditional burial place of the patriarchs and matriarchs of Abrahamic faiths.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy site
mosque
pilgrimage site
religious building
accessRegime divided worship areas for Muslims and Jews
administeredBy Jerusalem Islamic Waqf
surface form: Islamic Waqf
alsoKnownAs Ibrahimi Mosque
surface form: Al-Haram al-Ibrahimi

Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave
surface form: Cave of the Patriarchs

Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave
surface form: Sanctuary of Abraham
ArabicName Ibrahimi Mosque self-linksurface differs
surface form: الحرم الإبراهيمي
associatedReligion Christianity
Islam
Judaism
builtAround natural cave
contains cenotaph of Abraham
cenotaph of Isaac
cenotaph of Jacob
cenotaph of Leah
cenotaph of Rebecca
cenotaph of Sarah
controlledBy Israeli authorities
surface form: Israeli authorities (security and access)
coordinateLatitude 31.524
coordinateLongitude 35.110
culturalContext Abrahamic religions sacred site
dedicatedTo Prophet Ibrahim
surface form: Prophet Abraham
event 1994 massacre by Baruch Goldstein
HebrewName מערת המכפלה
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town)
historicalLayer Byzantine church remains
Herodian-period enclosure walls
early Islamic mosque additions
locatedIn Hebron
Palestine
West Bank
location Hebron
surface form: Old City of Hebron
pilgrimage visited by Christians
visited by Jews
visited by Muslims
religion Islam
securityStatus heavily guarded site
significance traditional burial place of Abraham
traditional burial place of Isaac
traditional burial place of Jacob
traditional burial place of Leah
traditional burial place of Rebecca
traditional burial place of Sarah
structureType enclosed shrine over a cave
UNESCOCountry State of Palestine
UNESCOCriteria cultural
UNESCOListingYear 2017

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Hebron contains Ibrahimi Mosque
Al-Khalil contains Ibrahimi Mosque
Ibrahimi Mosque alsoKnownAs Ibrahimi Mosque
this entity surface form: Al-Haram al-Ibrahimi
Ibrahimi Mosque ArabicName Ibrahimi Mosque self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: الحرم الإبراهيمي
Hebron Governorate hasSignificantSite Ibrahimi Mosque