Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of Islam’s holiest sites, a historic congregational mosque in Jerusalem revered for its religious significance and its location within the sacred compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
ⓘ
building ⓘ congregational mosque ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Aqsa
Al-Aqsa compound (in broader usage) ⓘ Al-Aqsa Mosque ⓘ
surface form:
al-Masjid al-Aqsa
|
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Umayyad architecture ⓘ |
| associatedCaliph |
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
ⓘ
Al-Walid I ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Saladin ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Night Journey of Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Isra and Mi'raj
|
| builtBy | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| capacity | about 5000 worshippers inside main prayer hall ⓘ |
| conflictRole | focal point in Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod |
early 8th century
ⓘ
late 7th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Jerusalem Islamic Waqf ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 31.7767 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 35.2350 ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy |
Israel
ⓘ
State of Palestine ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasDome | lead-covered dome ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | multiple gates from al-Haram al-Sharif courtyard ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcades
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ marble columns ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ portico ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Crusader conquest of Jerusalem in 1099 ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | Islamic manuscripts ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | four minarets ⓘ |
| hasPrayerHall |
Qibli Mosque building
ⓘ
surface form:
Qibli Mosque
|
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
|
| locatedInComplex |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
Temple Mount ⓘ
surface form:
al-Haram al-Sharif
|
| locatedOn | southeastern part of al-Haram al-Sharif platform ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Quran ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | The Farthest Mosque ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Dome of the Rock
ⓘ
Western Wall ⓘ |
| openFor | Muslim worship ⓘ |
| orientation | qibla wall facing Mecca ⓘ |
| partOf |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Haram al-Sharif compound
|
| pilgrimageStatus | important destination for Muslim visitors ⓘ |
| quranicName |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Masjid al-Aqsa
|
| quranicSurah | Surah Al-Isra ⓘ |
| quranicVerse | Quran 17:1 ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter |
earthquake of 1033
ⓘ
earthquake of 746 ⓘ |
| reconsecratedBy | Saladin in 1187 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| restoredBy |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof with small domes ⓘ |
| securityStatus | heavily guarded site ⓘ |
| significanceInIslam |
first qibla in Islam
ⓘ
third holiest site in Islam ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| usedAs |
headquarters of Knights Templar
ⓘ
palace by Crusaders ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Eid prayers
ⓘ
Friday congregational prayers ⓘ Ramadan prayers ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bab al-Rahma prayer hall
this entity surface form:
al-Masjid al-Aqsa
this entity surface form:
al-Masjid al-Aqsa
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
this entity surface form:
Masjid al-Aqsa
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque vicinity
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
this entity surface form:
Al-Masjid al-Aqsa
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
this entity surface form:
Al-Masjid al-Aqsa
this entity surface form:
al-Masjid al-Aqsa
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque (early Umayyad phase)
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque (early phase)
this entity surface form:
Al-Haram al-Sharif
this entity surface form:
Al-Masjid al-Aqsa
this entity surface form:
المسجد الأقصى
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque building
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
this entity surface form:
Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
this entity surface form:
Al-Masjid al-Aqsa
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa courtyards
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem
this entity surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque compound