The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
Filed Under (Middle East) by admin on 11-11-2008
Tagged Under : islamic, jerusalem, Middle East, mosque
Dome of the Rock (Arabic:, translit.: Qubbat As-Sakhrah, translit.: Kipat Hasela, Turkish: Kubbetüs Sahra) is a notable Islamic holy site of pilgrimage for Muslims as the word Masjid al-Aqsa or the Noble Sanctuary (al – Haram Al-Qudsi al-Sharif) – that Jews and Christians call Har ha-Bayit or the Temple Mount – which remains one of the most famous monuments in Jerusalem. It was 687 to 691 of 9 Caliph ‘Abd al-Malik. Very often mistakingly called the Mosque of Omar, the mosque Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab, living in close proximity to the Church of the Holy grave.






