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The Sayed al-Hashim Mosque (Arabic: مسجد السيد هاشم‎ Masjid as-Sayed Hāshim) is one of the largest and oldest mosques in Gaza located in the ad-Darrāj Quarter of the Old City off of al-Wehda Street. The tomb of Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf Muhammad’s great grandfather who died in Gaza during a trading voyage is located under the dome of the mosque according to Muslim tradition.A mosque and hostel have been located at the present site since at least the 12th century CE.

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