Explore the 1,200-year-old mosque in the Negev desert

The discovery of ancient mosque ruins in Israel, along with a small settlement, opens up new insights into ancient history and life.

During an archaeological excavation in the city of Raht in the Negev Desert, located in the south of Israel, experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority unexpectedly discovered unique ancient ruins. Photo: @Israel Antiquities Authority.

In-depth archaeological exploration and analysis techniques have revealed that the remains of a mosque are estimated to be about 1,200 years old. Photo: @Israel Antiquities Authority.

According to expert Shahar Zur, director of the Israel Antiquities Authority's Excavation Unit, this is a rural mosque dating back to the 7th or 8th century AD. Photo: @Israel Antiquities Authority.

However, through the ruins, this mosque was discovered to be quite small. It seems that it served the worship of small farmers who lived in the area at that time. Photo: @Israel Antiquities Authority.

This is one of the rarest discoveries of a thousand-year-old mosque ruin in the world . Photo: @Israel Antiquities Authority.

What is particularly significant is that the ruins of this mosque are located north of the Negev city of Biru's Sebi (Beer Sheva), where no similar archaeological discovery has been made before. Photo: @Israel Antiquities Authority.

Next to the 1,200-year-old mosque, experts also found the remains of a small settlement, including areas divided into open courtyards, rooms, cellars and kitchens, estimated to date from the same period. Photo: @Israel Antiquities Authority.

Shahar Zur, director of the Israel Antiquities Authority's Excavation Unit, noted that the discovery of the mosque and the nearby settlement has made a huge contribution to the study and understanding of the structure of the country of Israel in ancient times. Photo: @Israel Antiquities Authority.

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