Dome of the Chain

Dome of the Chain is an Islamic free-standing domed building located adjacently east of the in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of .
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  • Mosque
  • …is also known as “قبة السلسلة כיפת השרשרת”
  • …stands 9 metres (30 feet) tall
  • …has a pyramidal roof
  • Description: Freestanding dome located adjacently east of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
  • Address: القدس

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dome of the Rock and Dome of the Rock.
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The is an octagonal Islamic shrine…
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque… is situated 210 metres south of Dome of the Chain.
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the… is situated 190 metres southwest of Dome of the Chain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Gethsemane.
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The of Jerusalem is that part of …
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is a garden as well as a courtyard at the…
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The is one of the four sectors of the ancient, walled .

Dome of the Chain

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Latitude
31.77808° or 31° 46′ 41″ north
Longitude
35.23574° or 35° 14′ 9″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6HP+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45099263
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­religious
Wiki­data ID
Q2141548

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Dome of the Chain” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “Qubbat As-Silsīlah”
  • Arabic: “قبة السلسلة”
  • Belarusian: “Купал Ланцуга”
  • Bengali: “কুব্বাত আস-সিলসিলা”
  • Breton: “Bolz ar Chadenn”
  • Chinese: “链圆顶”
  • Czech: “Řetězový dóm”
  • Dutch: “Kettingkoepel”
  • Esperanto: “Kupolo de la Ĉeno”
  • French: “Dôme de la Chaîne”
  • Fulah: “Dome of the Chain”
  • German: “Kettendom”
  • Greek: “Θόλος της Αλυσίδας”
  • Hebrew: “כיפת השלשלת”
  • Hungarian: “Lánckupola”
  • Indonesian: “Kubah Silsilah”
  • Italian: “Cupola della Catena”
  • Japanese: “鎖のドーム”
  • Macedonian: “Купола на Верига”
  • Malay: “Kubah Rantai”
  • Malay: “Kubah Silsilah”
  • Persian: “قبه سلسله”
  • Portuguese: “Domo da Cadeia”
  • Romanian: “Cupola Lanțului”
  • Russian: “Купол Цепи”
  • Spanish: “Cupula de la Cadena”
  • Spanish: “Cúpula de la Cadena”
  • Turkish: “Silsile Kubbesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Купол Ланцюга”
  • Urdu: “قبہ سلسلہ”

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