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Ibn Marwan Mosque

The Ibn Marwan Mosque is a mosque situated in the midst of a cemetery in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza, in the State of Palestine, relatively isolated from the rest of the city.

Names
The Ibn Marwan mosque is known by a variety of names, including Masjid Ali ibn Marwan, Jami Ali ibn Marwan, Sheikh Ibn Marwan, Ali Marwana, Ibn Marwana and Ali Marwan. == History ==
History
The year of construction for this mosque is unknown but it existed in the early 14th century CE (8th century Hijri). There was a subsequent renovation which took place in 730 Hijri (1329 CE) under the effort of Sayf ad-Din Tankiz, the governor general (kāfil al-mamāmik al-shāmīyah) of the province of Damascus, which is commemorated in an inscription kept in the storeroom of the Great Mosque of Gaza and was found during reconstruction work during the 1920s. == Design ==
Design
Ali ibn Marwan is buried inside a mausoleum in the cemetery beside the mosque. The mausoleum sits 10 meters to the south of the mosque and consists of a square chamber with a domed roof. The lintel of the doorway to the mausoleum has an inscription on marble in Turkish naskhi Mamluk style dated 1218 Hijri (1803-4 CE). ==See also==
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