Umm an Naşr
The Umm al-Nasr Mosque, also known as the Beit Hanoun Mosque, is the oldest mosque in the Palestinian city of Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip.
The Umm al-Nasr Mosque, also known as the Beit Hanoun Mosque, is the oldest mosque in the Palestinian city of Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the center of the city and was built in 1239 CE. The mosque was heavily damaged in the 2006 Israeli operation in Beit Hanoun and the Gaza war (2023–25).
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Worth seeing in and around Umm an Naşr
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Umm al-Naser Mosque
The Umm al-Nasr Mosque, also known as the Beit Hanoun Mosque, is the oldest mosque in the Palestinian city of Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the center of the city and was built in 1239 CE. The mosque was heavily damaged in the 2006 Israeli operation in Beit Hanoun and the Gaza war.
0 m · mosque in Gaza Strip, Palestine · Wikipedia - 02Byzantine Church of Jabalia
The Byzantine Church of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip, which today is the remains of a Christian basilica church, includes graves and mosaic floors surrounded by marble columns on an area of 850 square metres, including 400 square metres paved with mosaics. The church was established in the 5th century and was used until the 8th century.
4 km · archaeological site in Palestine · Wikipedia
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Getting to Umm an Naşr
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 62 km · El Arish (AAC), 86 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 139 km
- Tel Aviv → Umm an Naşr63 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · ₪24–32
- El Arish → Umm an Naşr84 km · quickest by road, 4h 10m · E£295–395
- Amman → Umm an Naşr142 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · JD7–10
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No local-transport research exists yet for Umm an Naşr
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Umm an Naşr. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are no ferries or cruises to Ashkelon, but you can bring your own boat into the marina.
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Next door to Umm an Naşr
Umm an Naşr is 8 km from Gaza, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Beit Hanouncity in Gaza Strip300 m
- Beit Lahiacity located in the Gaza Strip3.6 km
- DimraPalestinian village in Gaza subdistrict, depopulated in 19483.4 km
- Izbat Beit Hanountown in the gaza strip1.5 km