Interesting spot on the maps, virtual sign seeing on the net.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem - the oldest extant Islamic building in the world


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The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة, translit.: Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah, Hebrew: כיפת הסלע, translit.: Kipat Hasela, Turkish: Kubbetüs Sahra) is an Islamic shrine and a major landmark located on the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem. It was completed in 691, making it the oldest extant Islamic building in the world.[1]

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