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The Muslim Quarter (Arabic: حارة المسلمين, romanized: Ḥāraṫ al-Muslimīn; Hebrew: הרובע המוסלמי, romanized: Ha-Rovah ha-Muslemi) is one of the four sectors of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem. It covers 31 hectares (77 acres) of the northeastern sector of the Old City.
The Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem ( Ḥāraṫ al-Muslimīn in Arabic) is the biggest and most populated quarter of the four main quarters of Jerusalem. It’s located in the Northeastern corner of the...
The Old City is today divided into four uneven quarters: the Muslim Quarter, the Christian Quarter, the Armenian Quarter and the Jewish Quarter. Matthew Teller writes that this four-quarter convention may have originated in the 1841 British Royal Engineers map of Jerusalem, or at least Reverend George Williams' subsequent labelling of it.
Sept 2022. The Muslim Quarter is the largest quadrant of the Old City, both in area and population. It's an interesting place to visit and includes the lively suq, or Arab market. Although the majority of the population is Muslim, it also includes important Jewish and Christian sites, including the Via Dolorosa.
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Book your tickets online for Muslim Quarter, Jerusalem: See 205 reviews, articles, and 246 photos of Muslim Quarter, ranked No.83 on Tripadvisor among 420 attractions in Jerusalem.
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Muslim Quarter. Located in the northeast part of the Old City, this quarter is the largest and most populated one, with mainly Muslim residents. Temple Mount. The holiest site in Judaism and the third-holiest site in Islam. Also known as Mount Moriah, the first and second Jewish Temples stood here for over 1000 years.
The Muslim Quarter is a 5* destination on any visit to Jerusalem. You need not buy anything. Just stroll around freely and look at the goods offered in the shops or in the streets
