Built in 1781, it is one of the largest mosques in Israel. Jezzar Pasha and his successor Suleiman Pasha are buried in a small graveyard adjacent to the mosque. In a shrine on the second level of the mosque, a single hair from the prophet Mohammed's beard is kept and shown on special ceremonial occasions.
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ancient city in the Judean Mountains
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second largest city by population in Israel
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largest freshwater lake in Israel
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city in Nablus Governorate, Palestinian Authority
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region in the Levant
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geologic formation in northern Israel; white chalk cliff face which opens up into spectacular grottos
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city in West Bank, Palestine
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city in the West Bank, Palestinian territories
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city in the Palestinian Territories and is located near the Jordan River in the West Bank
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modern day town in Israel
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Region within the Northern District of Israel
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city in northeast Palestine
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capital of and largest city in the North District of Israel; predominantly inhabited by Arab citizens of Israel; a center of Christian pilgrimage as the childhood home of Jesus
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