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Al-Aqsa Mosque. Map: 31°46'34.21"N, 35°14'8.99"E. Jerusalem. Al-Aqsa Mosque (© Israel Ministry of Tourism) The Al-Aqsa Mosque, originally constructed about 20 years after the nearby Dome of the Rock, is Jerusalem’s biggest mosque. Its spacious interior, divided by columns into seven aisles, allows room for more than 4000 Muslims to ...
Apr 12, 2023 · The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which includes the Al-Aqsa Mosque (al-Qibli Mosque) and the Dome of the Rock, is in Jerusalem’s Old City, which sits on the eastern, Palestinian, side of Jerusalem ...
Oct 9, 2023 · At times, the Dome of the Rock – a shrine – and Al-Aqsa – a mosque – have been confused as one and the same. While part of the same “Noble Sanctuary,” they are two distinct buildings ...
Apr 5, 2023 · For Muslims, the compound hosts Islam’s third-holiest site, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Dome of the Rock, a seventh-century structure believed to be where the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.
Jan 4, 2022 · The Dome of the Rock is part of the larger Islamic area known as the Noble Sanctuary or Al-Haram al-Sharif. This area includes over 35 acres and contains both the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. After Muslims took control of Jerusalem in AD 637, Islamic leaders commissioned the building of the Dome of the Rock in AD 685.
Apr 5, 2023 · The compound is known as Al Haram Al Sharif by Muslims and includes Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock shrine. Muslims believe that the Prophet Mohammed travelled from Makkah to Jerusalem and ascended to heaven from the site. Israel captured East Jerusalem, including the Old City, from Jordan during the Arab-Israeli War of 1967 and annexed ...
Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Noble Sanctuary or al-Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem, encloses over 14 hectares of fountains, gardens, paths, buildings and domes. At its southernmost end is the Jami’ al-Aqsa, the large prayer hall also commonly referred to as Masjid Qibli, and at its centre, the spiritual and architectural focus of Jerusalem, the celebrated Qubbat as-Sakhra, the Dome of the Rock.
