# Siksik Mosque > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Siksik_Mosque > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Siksik_Mosque.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siksik_Mosque > Source revision: 1329322717 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Mosque in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel Siksik Mosque مسجد السكسك מסגד סיכסיכ The mosque in 2023 Religion Affiliation Islam Branch/tradition Sunni Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque (1883–1919; since 2009) Profane use (1919–2009) Status Active Location Location Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Central Country Israel Location of the mosque in central Israel Interactive map of Siksik Mosque Coordinates 32°03′09″N 34°45′28″E / 32.05254919785442°N 34.75786757362157°E / 32.05254919785442; 34.75786757362157 Architecture Type Mosque architecture Style Ottoman Founder Hajj Abd al-Qadir al-Siksik Completed 1883 Specifications Dome One Minaret One The **Siksik Mosque** or **Al-Saksak Mosque** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): مسجد السكسك; [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): מסגד סיכסיכ) is a [mosque](/source/Mosque) in the [Old City](/source/Old_Jaffa) of [Jaffa](/source/Jaffa), in the [Central](/source/Central_District_(Israel)) district of [Israel](/source/Israel). ## History Siksik Mosque and Sabil Siksik in 2008 before renovation The Siksik Mosque was constructed in the 1880s by the prominent Jaffa's Siksik family. [Mahmoud Yazbak](/source/Mahmoud_Yazbak) named Hajj Abd alQadir al-Siksik as the principal founder of the mosque. It was built on the land of Siksik family’s orchard on the Jaffa Jerusalem Road.[1] It is the second mosque constructed outside the city walls. The mosque stopped being used for worship in 1919.[2] In 1948, the mosque's courtyard and part of the prayer hall were transformed into a café, and it was finally confiscated in 1965. The building also hosted a factory for the manufacture of plastic tools, while the second floor became a club for Bulgarian Jews.[1] In 2009, the mosque was renovated and is recommenced functioning as an Islamic place of worship.[3] ## Description ### Siksik Mosque's Sebil The mosque has a public fountain ([sebil](/source/Sebil_(fountain))), which has the same name. It is built in the same style as Mahmudi fountain of nearby [Mahmoudiya Mosque](/source/Mahmoudiya_Mosque). The fountain building is decorated with a double-pointed arch. The upper part of the front wall is divided into six fields by bands. All those fields are empty. The slab with the inscription was attached by iron hooks to the middle top field. The lower part of the fountain wall has three decorative arches at the bottom of each tap, from which the water flows.[4] The slab with an inscription, sized 120 by 100 centimetres (47 by 39 in), is attached to the top middle front wall of the fountain. It has five lines, divided by bands. There is a [tughra](/source/Tughra) of the sultan [Abdul Hamid II](/source/Abdul_Hamid_II) above the inscription.[4] ## See also - [Islam portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Islam) - [Israel portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Israel) - [Islam in Israel](/source/Islam_in_Israel) - [List of mosques in Israel](/source/List_of_mosques_in_Israel) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-yazbak_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-yazbak_1-1) Yazbak, Mahmoud. [The Islamic Waqf in Yaffa and the Urban Space: From the Ottoman State to the State of Israel](https://www.adalah.org/uploads/oldfiles/Public/files/English/Publications/Makan/Makan-v2/Makan-Vol-2-Right-to-a-Spatial-Narrative-23-Islamic-Waqf-Yaffa-Urban-Space-Ottoman-to-Israel-Mahmoud-Yazbak.pdf) (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bulwar David-Hay, Miriam (July 8, 2009). ["Mosque gets new breath of life after 90 years"](https://www.jpost.com/Local-Israel/Tel-Aviv-And-Center/Mosque-gets-new-breath-of-life-after-90-years). *The Jerusalem Post*. Retrieved March 18, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Shimoni, Ran (February 20, 2023). ["Jewish Israelis Moved Next Door to a Mosque. Now They Kvetch About the Muezzin"](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-20/ty-article-magazine/.premium/jewish-israelis-moved-to-jaffa-now-they-kvetch-about-a-mosques-prayers/00000186-6eaa-dbd5-addf-ffabe0b30000). *Haaretz*. Retrieved November 18, 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-corpus_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-corpus_4-1) Sharon, Moshe (2016). *Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, Volume Six*. BRILL. p. 177. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789004325159](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789004325159). ## External links Media related to [Siksik Mosque](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Siksik_Mosque) at Wikimedia Commons v t e Mosques in Israel Central Herzliya Sidna Ali Lod Great Omari Ramla Great Tel Aviv Al-Bahr Hassan Bek Mahmoudiya Siksik Jerusalem West Nebi Akasha East (occupied territory) Abdeen Al-Aqsa (Qibli / Dome of the Rock) Al-Buraq Al Dissi Hayat Al-Khanqah as-Salahiyya Marwani Omar Al-Qaymariyya Northern Acre Al-Jazzar Al-Muallaq Haifa Mahmood Nazareth Nabi Saeen White Inactive Al-Jarina Mosque (partially destroyed in 2025) Maqam an-Nabi Yusha' (ruins) Sidna Omar Mosque (closed since 1967) White (ruins) Category List Islam in Israel Mosques by country --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Siksik Mosque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siksik_Mosque) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siksik_Mosque?action=history)). 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