Palestine
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Quds Governorate

Western Wall Plaza

Western Wall Plaza is in , . Western Wall Plaza is situated nearby to the synagogue , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Western Wall and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Synagogue
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the of Jerusalem. Its most famous section, known by the same name, often shortened by Jews to the Kotel or Kosel, is known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Arab world and Islamic world as the Buraq Wall.

Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or in the compound in the Old City of . is situated 150 metres east of Western Wall Plaza.

Place of worship
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The is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the in the . It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically attested… is situated 220 metres northeast of Western Wall Plaza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Quarter and Old City.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the and the in the east.

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The of Jerusalem is that part of surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of , the other three being the , the and the .

Western Wall Plaza

Latitude
31.77636° or 31° 46′ 35″ north
Longitude
35.23398° or 35° 14′ 2″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6GM+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26492734
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Spanish—“Western Wall Plaza” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Moger an Daeroù”
  • Czech: “prostranství u Zdi nářků”
  • Finnish: “Länsimuurin aukio”
  • French: “Mur des Lamentations”
  • German: “Klagemauerplatz”
  • Hebrew: “רחבת הכותל המערבי”
  • Hungarian: “Siratófal tér”
  • Russian: “площадь Стены Плача”
  • Spanish: “Muro de las Lamentaciones”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Western Wall women’s section and Western Wall men’s section.

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