The Temple Mount is thought to be the third holiest site in Islam (after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia) and where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.Ĭhristians also believe the site is significant to their faith. The site is also the location of the first and second Temples and the spot where many Jewish prophets taught.
References to the area date back to Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son Isaac in Jewish scripture. This ancient landmark is the holiest place in Judaism. It contains religious structures such as the Western Wall, the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque. The Temple Mount is a compound located on a hill in Jerusalem that’s comprised of about 35 acres of land. Israel controlled the Western portions of it, while Jordan controlled East Jerusalem.Īfter the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel seized all of Jerusalem. Jerusalem was divided during the first 20 years of Israel’s existence. The British controlled the city and surrounding region until Israel became an independent state in 1948. The Ottoman Empire ruled Jerusalem and much of the Middle East from about 1516 to 1917.Īfter World War I, Great Britain took over Jerusalem, which was part of Palestine at the time. From about 1099 to 1187, Christian crusaders occupied Jerusalem and deemed the city a major religious site.
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