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