Ash Shaykh Aḩmad as Sāḩūrī

Places of Interest Nearby

Dome of the Rock

Mosque

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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. Dome of the Rock is situated 3 km northwest of Ash Shaykh Aḩmad as Sāḩūrī.

Dome of the Rock

Mosque

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The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically-attested religious structure to be built by a Muslim ruler and contains the earliest inscriptions proclaiming Islam and the prophet Muhammad. Dome of the Rock is situated 3½ km northwest of Ash Shaykh Aḩmad as Sāḩūrī.

Mount of Olives

Peak

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The Old City of Jerusalem is that part of Jerusalem surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually. Mount of Olives is situated 3 km north of Ash Shaykh Aḩmad as Sāḩūrī.

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Jabel Mukabar

Suburb

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Jabel Mukaber is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in southern East Jerusalem. It is bordered by East Talpiot to the west, Abu Tor and Silwan to the north and Sur Baher to the south. Jabel Mukaber has a population of approximately 30,000.

East Talpiot

Suburb

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East Talpiot or Armon HaNetziv is an Israeli settlement in southern East Jerusalem, established by Israel in 1973 on land captured in the Six-Day War and occupied since then.

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