Keywords: BethlehemOmarMosque.jpg The Mosque of Omar Bethlehem July 2005 This photo is taken from outside the Church of the Nativity The mosque is named after the Omar ibn Al-Khattab who visited Bethlehem as an envoy of the Prophet Mohammad in 638 AD and is said to have prayed in this spot The present building dates from 1860 This photo was taken by me in July 2005 and is put into the public domain --Zero0000 06 44 27 August 2005 UTC own 27 Agustus 2005 06 44 Zero0000 Zero0000 Manger Square Mosques in the West Bank |