The layout of the ancient mosque is easily identified from above.
An aerial view of a recently discovered mosque in the Bedouin town of Rahat in Israel's southern Negev desert. All photos by AFP
The discovery of the site, which dates back to the period between the seventh and eighth centuries, was made during extensive archeological excavations.
Palestinian workers of Israel's Antiquities Authority are pictured at around the remains of a recently discovered ancient mosque, which dates back to the early Islamic period, in the Bedouin town of Rahat in Israel's southern Negev desert on June 22, 2022. - The discovery of the site, which dates back to the period between the seventh and eighth centuries, was made in a few years ago during extensive archeological excavations conducted by the Israel as part of a plan to expand southern Rahat with state funding, through the Bedouin Development and Settlement Authority in the Negev. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
Israel's Antiquities Authority workers pray amid the remains of the mosque.
The excavation was part of a plan to expand southern Rahat with state funding, through the Bedouin Development and Settlement Authority in the Negev.
The site dates back to the period between the seventh and eighth centuries.
Workers carefully pick through the remains.
The layout of the ancient mosque is easily identified from above.
An aerial view of a recently discovered mosque in the Bedouin town of Rahat in Israel's southern Negev desert. All photos by AFP
The discovery of the site, which dates back to the period between the seventh and eighth centuries, was made during extensive archeological excavations.
Palestinian workers of Israel's Antiquities Authority are pictured at around the remains of a recently discovered ancient mosque, which dates back to the early Islamic period, in the Bedouin town of Rahat in Israel's southern Negev desert on June 22, 2022. - The discovery of the site, which dates back to the period between the seventh and eighth centuries, was made in a few years ago during extensive archeological excavations conducted by the Israel as part of a plan to expand southern Rahat with state funding, through the Bedouin Development and Settlement Authority in the Negev. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
Israel's Antiquities Authority workers pray amid the remains of the mosque.
The excavation was part of a plan to expand southern Rahat with state funding, through the Bedouin Development and Settlement Authority in the Negev.
The site dates back to the period between the seventh and eighth centuries.
Workers carefully pick through the remains.
The layout of the ancient mosque is easily identified from above.
