Al_Nejashi_Mosque
Al Nejashi Mosque
Mosque in Negash, Tigray, Ethiopia
Al Nejashi Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلنَّجَاشِي, romanized: Masjid an-Najāšī) is a mosque in Negash, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
| Al Nejashi Mosque | |
|---|---|
Masjid An-Najāšī (مَسْجِد ٱلنَّجَاشِي) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Deity | Allah / God |
| Location | |
| Location | Negash, Tigray, Ethiopia |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°52′32.0″N 39°35′55.3″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Date established | After 615 C.E. |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
The mosque was established after 615 CE, when the first Muslims are said to have migrated to Abyssinia during the reign of Najashi.[1][better source needed] It is named after Najashi.[2][better source needed]
In 2018, the mosque was renovated with funds from Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency. Accommodations, visitor center and toilets were built around the mosque building. Renovation was completed in September 2018.[3]
In 2021, the mosque was damaged by fighting during the Tigray War.[4][5] The minaret was destroyed, its dome partially collapsed and its façade was ruined.[6] Soon afterwards, the Government of Ethiopia vowed to repair the building.
The mosque complex features tomb behind the main mosque building.[7] There are 15 tombs of the first immigrants in Islam to Ethiopia .[8]
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