The Nabi Yahya Mosque, literally the Mosque of the Prophet John, is a mosque containing the traditional tomb of John the Baptist, in Sebastia, Palestine. The mosque also contains the tombs of Elisha and Obadiah, prophets who were buried next to John the Baptist.
Nabi Yahya Mosque
A sign in the mosque, 2018
The ruins of the crusader cathedral in the 1840s, from The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia.
Sebastia is a Palestinian village of about 3,205 inhabitants, located in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, some 12 kilometers northwest of the city of Nablus.
View of Sebastia, 2016
Carved ivory pieces unearthed in ancient Samaria, Israel Museum
Ruins of the royal palace in Sebastia
The Roman theatre at Sebastia