Temple Mount or al-Haram Sharif – A 14 hectare (24 acre) walled elevated area in Jerusalem’s Old City that is sacred to both Jews and Muslims. The site of the Jewish temple destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. Muslims refer to the area as al-Haram al-Sharif, the Noble Sanctuary, and believe it is where the Prophet Muhammad made his night journey to heaven from. It contains the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third most holy site after Makkah and Madinah, and the gold-coloured Dome of the Rock.
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Reuters: A 14 hectare (24 acre) of the Old City of Jerusalem sacred to both Jews and Muslims. The site of the Jewish temple destroyed by the Romans in AD 70. Muslims later made the Mount al-Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary), the third most holy site after Mecca and Medina. It contains two mosques, al-Aqsa and the gold-colored Dome of the Rock.
AP: The walled, elevated area in Jerusalem’s Old City that was the site of the ancient Jewish temples. It now houses the centuries-old Dome of the Rock shrine and Al-Aqsa Mosque and is known to Muslims as the
Haram al-Sharif, or Noble Sanctuary. Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad made his night journey to heaven from the site.
