Dome of al-Khalili

Dome of al-Khalili

The Dome of al-Khalili (Arabic: ‎ Qubbat al-Khalili) or the Hebronite is a small domed-building located in the central platform of the Temple Mount (Haram ash-Sharif), north of the Dome of the Rock in the Old City of Jerusalem. The building is made of bricks which are currently tarnished. The Dome of al-Khalili was built in the early 18th century during Ottoman rule of Palestine in dedication to a shaykh named Muhammad al-Khalili.^[1]

References

↑ Al-Aqsa Guide Al-Aqsa Friends 2007. Archived October 6, 2008 at the Wayback Machine

Islamic structures on the Temple Mount

Mosque	al-Aqsa Mosque Marwani Mosque

Domes	Dome of the Ascension Dome of the Chain Dome of al-Khalili Dome of the Prophet Dome of the Rock Dome of Yusuf

Fountains	Fountain of Qasim Pasha Fountain of Qayt Bay Pool of Raranj

Other structures	Islamic Museum

Minarets	Minaret of Israel

See also	Islamization of the Temple Mount Jerusalem Islamic Waqf

Coordinates: 31°46′42.07″N 35°14′05.63″E / 31.7783528°N 35.2348972°E / 31.7783528; 35.2348972

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