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There has been a mosque at this site since 636 AD. The current building was completed in 1566 AD.
The Fatima Khatun Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Jenin, is the main mosque of the city of Jenin in northern West Bank, Palestine. Adjacent to the mosque is the still-active Fatima Khatun Girls' School.
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Built in 1882 and used as administrative headquarter during Ottoman and British times, the building was renamed and converted into a school in 1987. Plans are to create a museum here, but the realisation has not yet begun.
A Latin church built in 1956 and base for the various Christian branches of faith in Jenin.
Since Germans were stationed here to construct an airport north of Jenin to help the Turkish troops, this memorial is in honour of the German pilots who died in air battles with England and France in World War I.
Established by the UNRWA in 1953, now holds about 15,000 inhabitants and became a "symbol of resistance" to Israeli occupation in 2002 during the battle of Jenin. The Refugee Camp is not a refugee camp in the sense of western imagination but a packed part of town with Palestinians displaced from the rest of the country. The UNRWA Jenin Relief Office is in the middle of the northern road.
Built by the Turks in 1908 with the help of the German allies. Used until 1932 for civilian purposes and afterwards, until 1941, for military ones. Unfortunately, the building is slowly falling apart and not taken care of.
A theatre in the refugee camp hosting a large variety of plays and productions, many concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. With its dedication to bringing art to the community the Freedom Theatre is a visible and well-known institution in Jenin. The theatre is also accepts volunteers from the artistic community. For visitors, there's a small café within the theatre complex.