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Al-Buraq Wall (Western Wall)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Al-Buraq_Wall_(Western_Wall)
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:pilgrimage_site
historic site
gptkbp:adjacentTo
gptkb:Al-Aqsa_Mosque
gptkb:Dome_of_the_Rock
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:Western_Wall_Heritage_Foundation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Western_Wall
gptkb:Kotel
gptkb:Wailing_Wall
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds
ongoing
gptkbp:built
circa 19 BCE
gptkbp:builtBy
gptkb:Herod_the_Great
gptkbp:conflict
site of religious and political disputes
gptkbp:controlledBy
gptkb:State_of_Israel
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:debatedBy
gptkb:Palestinian_Authority
gptkbp:gender
yes
gptkbp:height
about 19 meters exposed
gptkbp:heritageStatus
protected site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Al-Buraq Wall (Western Wall)
gptkbp:latitude
31.7767
gptkbp:length
about 488 meters
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Old_City_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:longitude
35.2345
gptkbp:material
limestone
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Al-Buraq
gptkbp:openToPublic
yes
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Temple_Mount
gptkbp:practicedIn
gptkb:prayer
placing notes in the wall
gptkbp:prayerPlaza
yes
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:Tisha_B'Av
Bar Mitzvah ceremonies
Al-Buraq Uprising (1929)
gptkbp:religiousSignificance
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:significanceToIslam
site where Prophet Muhammad tied Al-Buraq during Isra and Mi'raj
gptkbp:significanceToJudaism
holiest site where Jews are permitted to pray
gptkbp:touristAttraction
yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
yes
part of Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
gptkbp:visitedBy
millions of people annually
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Buraq_(Islamic_tradition)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8