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Former mosque in Gaza Strip, Palestine

Umm An Nasr

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).

How locals move

Getting around Umm An Nasr the local way

  • Get inThere are no ferries or cruises to Ashkelon, but you can bring your own boat into the marina.

From Wikivoyage: Ashkelon, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.