Mekelle፡Telaviv, Nairobi, Pretoria, London, (Tigray Herald)
Al-Nejashi Mosque restoration reaches 90%, final phase underway with #Turkish support
The restoration of Al-Nejashi Mosque, a historic religious site in Wukro, #Tigray, damaged during the two-year war in the region, is 90% complete, according to local officials overseeing the project.
Zafu Gebresilase, the district’s Cultural and Tourism Coordinator, told Demtsi Woyane (DW) that the renovation has been carried out over the past eight months by local professionals, with financial and technical support from the Turkish government and its humanitarian agency, The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (#TİKA).
She said the mosque and its guesthouse had sustained “serious damage” from heavy artillery, but that “most of the restoration work has been completed” within the planned timeframe. The remaining activities, she added, are expected to be finalized “within a few days.”
She stated most of the work had been completed on schedule and noted that a team of experts from Mekelle University, government officials at various levels, and community representatives are overseeing the quality of the repairs.
The site, located around 59 kilometers from #Mekelle, had sustained damage during the two-year war. The Turkish government, in coordination with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Tourism, had previously pledged to support the restoration of the mosque and its tomb, which are considered historically significant.
Al-Nejashi Mosque and Tomb were previously restored by TIKA in 2018 but were significantly damaged after being shelled by Eritrean forces during the two-year war in the Tigray region.
In May this year, it was announced that the repair works would be supervised by a team of experts from TIKA and overseen by the Ethiopian Heritage Authority and the Tigray Regional State Culture and Tourism Bureau.
Source፡Addis Standard.
