Temple or sanctuary
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque: temple or sanctuary of the ancient world (Jerusalem, Israel).
Temple or sanctuaryKind
Middle AgesFirst recorded · AD 640 – AD 1453
Middle AgesLast recorded · AD 640 – AD 1453
JerusalemNearest town · 2 km
On the map
Position: 31.7761, 35.2356
Through the eras
Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC
Roman period30 BC – AD 300
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453✓
About the site
The Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem was established on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif in the seventh century. It is the third holiest site of Islam.
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