Jerusalem, Israel
Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. In some sources the building is also named al-Masjid al-Aqṣā, but this name primarily applies to the wider compound in which the building sits, which is itself also known as 'al-Aqsa Mosque', 'al-Aqsa' or 'Haram al-Sharif'. According to Islamic tradition, a small prayer hall, what would later become the al-Aqsa Mosque, was built by Umar, the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
- City
- Jerusalem
- Country
- Israel
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Jerusalem
- Israel Museum
- Dome of the Rock
- Temple in Jerusalem
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- Temple Mount
- Aelia Capitolina
Background: Wikipedia