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Jerusalem

(Al-Aqsa Mosque)


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134 = Al - Aqsa Mosque

The Caliph Al-Waleed Ibn (son-of) Abd El-Malik built the Aqsa Mosque between 709-15. Part of the Mosque still survives in the present structure. In 746 an earthquake threw down the greater part of the Mosque. It remained in ruins until Al-Mansur the Abbassid Caliph ordered its reconstruction.
The Mosque has a porch wity seven arches. It is 80 m long by 55 m wide. The central apse rests on 12 marble columns To the west of the minber are two places of prayer, each having a small mihrab, one is dedicated to Issa-Jesus, the other to Moses.
It contains a museum and a library, containing important manuscripts and many other antiquities.

135 = Moslems after prayer in front of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
136 = The Dome of the Rock - interior
137 = Stained glass window at the Dome of the Rock
 


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138 = Moslems at prayer inside Al-Aqsa Mosque
139 = Suuk (Market) oriental animal market scene
140 = Old city market place
141 = Bazaar at the old city of Jerusalem


Order a memorial candle lightening in The Church of the Holy Sepulchure

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