Set in the heart of Akko‘s old city, Al-Jazzar Mosque is the biggest mosque in Israel from Ottoman times and is second only to Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
It was built in the 18th century by Akko’s governor, Ahmad Pasha, ‘Al-Jazzar’, and named after him.
Ahmed Pasha Al-JazzarAl-Jazzar (in Arabic: ‘The Cutter’) was a Bosnian officer who was appointed to rule Akko by the Ottomans. He was known for his cruelty, and especially for his habit of cutting his personnel’s organs, as he constantly suspected their loyalty. Nevertheless, his regime of terror guaranteed the needed discipline to fortify the city well and hold out against Napoleon’s attack on Akko in 1799 CE. |
The Mosque’s green-domed and its slender minaret are possibly the most recognized landmark in Akko, visible also from miles outside the city.
Al-Jazzar, and his adopted son, suleyman, are buried next to the mosque, in a double-domed structure.
Visiting Al-Jazzar Mosque
A tour of Al-Jazzar mosque and Akko can be combined with a day tour to Caesarea, Haifa and Akko, or a day tour in the north.
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Additional Day Tours
Points of Interest in the Area
Akko | |
Hospitallers Citadel / “The Knights Halls” | |
Templars Tunnel | |
Akko Mosaics synagogue |