Noble Sanctuary

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Islamic holy site UNESCO World Heritage Site component pilgrimage site religious complex sacred place

The Noble Sanctuary is the Islamic name for the revered religious complex in Jerusalem that includes the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock.

Aliases (1)

The Noble Sanctuary ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic holy site → UNESCO World Heritage Site component → pilgrimage site → religious complex → sacred place →
accessViaGate	Chain Gate → Cotton Merchants' Gate → Lions' Gate → Mughrabi Gate →
administeredBy	Jerusalem Islamic Waqf →
associatedWithEvent	Isra and Mi'raj →
associatedWithProphet	Abraham → David → Muhammad → Solomon →
contains	Al-Aqsa Mosque → Bab al-Rahma prayer hall → Dome of the Rock → Islamic Museum → Islamic schools → Qibli Mosque building → ablution fountains → domes → historic gates → minarets → multiple prayer halls → open courtyards →
entryControlledBy	Israeli authorities →
hasApproximateArea	about 14 hectares → about 35 acres →
hasBoundary	perimeter walls →
hasCentralShrine	Dome of the Rock →
hasCulturalSignificance	major focus of Muslim religious life in Jerusalem → symbol of Palestinian national identity →
hasNameInArabic	الحرم الشريف → الحرم القدسي الشريف →
hasNameInArabicTransliteration	al-Ḥaram al-Qudsī al-Sharīf → al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf →
hasNameInEnglish	Noble Sanctuary → The Noble Sanctuary →
hasPrincipalMosque	Al-Aqsa Mosque →
hasViewOver	Western Wall plaza →
locatedInCity	Jerusalem →
locatedInCountry	Israel →
locatedInDisputedTerritory	East Jerusalem →
locatedInOldCity	Old City of Jerusalem →
locatedOnPlateau	Temple Mount →
overseenBy	Jordanian Waqf authorities →
partOf	Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls UNESCO World Heritage Site →
rankInIslamicSanctity	third holiest site in Islam →
religion	Islam →
sacredTo	Muslims →
subjectOf	Israeli–Palestinian political dispute → religious status quo arrangements →
traditionalBelief	location of ancient Jewish Temples (as Temple Mount) → site of the Prophet Muhammad's night journey ascent →
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	World Heritage in Danger →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Noble Sanctuary → Noble Sanctuary ("The Noble Sanctuary") →	hasNameInEnglish
The Farthest Mosque →	associatedSanctuary
Qibli Mosque building →	heritageContext
Chain Gate →	locatedIn
Temple Mount →	translationOfName