Temple Mount
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| Temple Mount | |
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| Arabic name | |
| Arabic | الحرم القدسي الشريف |
| Romanization | al-Haram al-Qudsī ash-Sharīf (Noble Sanctuary) |
| Hebrew name | |
| Hebrew | הר הבית |
| Romanization | Har ha-Bayit |
The Temple Mount, biblical Mount Moriah, is a hill in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the former site of the Temple of Solomon in pre-exile times, as well as Herod's Temple, which stood in the time of Jesus. Since Herod's time, the mount has been fortified as a large stone platform. The Temple Mount today bears on the site the Islamic Dome of the Rock (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة, Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah), built between 687-691 A.D. on the order of Abd al-Malik (the ninth Caliph); and the Al-Aqsa Mosque (built c. 710).