Mosque of Omar (Bethlehem) [Canvas]

Mosque of Omar (Bethlehem)

The Mosque of Omar (Masjid Umar) in Bethlehem, West Bank, is the city’s only mosque and the largest in the Bethlehem Governorate, built in 1860 on land donated by Greek Orthodox merchant Omar Ayyub to honor the Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab, who accepted Jerusalem’s surrender in 638 CE and prayed nearby. Located on Manger Square directly opposite the Church of the Nativity, it features Ottoman-style architecture with a prominent minaret, white limestone facade, and a green dome, symbolizing peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians in the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Constructed under Ottoman rule and later renovated, the mosque remains an active waqf-administered site, hosting daily prayers and serving as a cultural landmark amid Bethlehem’s historic Christian-majority setting.

Product features

• Materials: cotton and polyester composite (canvas), pine wood (frame)
• Comes in various sizes
• Soft rubber dots on bottom back corners for support
• Back hanging included
• Inner frame made with radiata pine sourced from renewable forests
• Please note: Due to the production process of the canvases, please allow for slight size deviations with a tolerance +/- 1/8" (3.2mm)