Stone Entrance Of The Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem. This Picture Captures The Stone Entrance And The Vast Area Outside The Al-Aqsa Mosque. Al-Aqsa Mosque, Also Known As Bayt Al-Muqaddas, Is The Third Holiest Site In Islam And Is Located In The Old City Of Jerusalem. Masjid Al-Aqsa Translates From Arabic Into English As 'The Farthest Mosque'. The Al-Aqsa Mosque Is Located On The Temple Mount, Referred To By Muslims Today As The €˜Haram Al-Sharif’ (€˜The Noble Sanctuary’), An Enclosure Expanded By King Herod The Great.

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