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Temple Mount
Hebrew: Har HaBayith
Israel-2013(2)-Aerial-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Temple Mount (south exposure).jpg
view of Temple Mount
Highest point
Elevation 743 m (2,438 ft)
Geography
Location Jerusalem

The Temple Mount is a religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is a holy place in Judaism and Islam.

In Judaism it is the location of the two Jewish Temples, and is believed to be the place where Adam was born, where Adam built an altar for God, where Cain and Abel offer their sacrifices, and where Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice. In Hebrew it is called Har haBáyit (הַר הַבַּיִת) or Har haMoria (הַר הַמוריה).

In Islam, the Temple Mount is believed to be the place where Muhammad ascended to Heaven. It Arabic it is known as the Haram (الحرم الشريف, al-Ḥaram al-Šarīf), which means "Noble Sanctuary".

It is also associated with Biblical prophets who are venerated in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

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  • JerusalemTopography

    Topographical map of Jerusalem, showing the Temple Mount on the eastern peak

  • Temple mount south wall2

    Wall of the Temple Mount (southeast corner)

  • The rock of the Dome of the Rock Corrected

    Presumed to be The Foundation Stone, or a large part of it

  • Al-Aqsa05

    Facade of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, view from north

  • Quds,jerusalem

    The Dome on the Rock as an Islamic shrine, as seen from the north

  • To the trumpeting place

    The Trumpeting Place inscription, a stone (2.43x1 m) with Hebrew inscription לבית התקיעה להב "To the Trumpeting Place" excavated by Benjamin Mazar at the southern foot of the Temple Mount is believed to be a part of the Second Temple.

  • NinthAvStonesWesternWall

    Stone piles (along the western wall, near the southern end) from the walls of the Temple Mount

  • SWqanatirTempleMount

    Southwest qanatir (arches) of the Haram al Sharif, Qubat al-Nahawiyya is also partially visible to the right.

  • King Hussein flying over Temple Mount when it was under Jordanian control

    King Hussein flying over the Temple Mount while it was under Jordanian control, 1965

  • Hebrew domeEntrance sign

    Sign in Hebrew and English outside the Temple Mount stating the Chief Rabbinate's preference that no person should enter the site, since it is the holiest site in Judaism

  • TM washing

    The al-Kas ablution fountain for Muslim worshippers on the southern portion of the lower platform

  • Hulda gates

    The eastern set of Hulda gates

  • South Temple Mount

    Southern Wall of Temple Mount, southwestern corner

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