earthen Mughrabi Ascent

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The earthen Mughrabi Ascent was a historic ramp providing access to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif from the Western Wall area before being replaced by the modern Mughrabi Bridge.

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earthen Mughrabi Ascent canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf access route
historic access ramp
structure
accessControlledBy Israeli authorities
accessedVia Mughrabi Gate
accessType sole non-Muslim entrance to Temple Mount complex
adjacentTo Mughrabi Quarter site
Western Wall
associatedWith Mughrabi Quarter
Western Wall excavations
causeOfReplacement safety concerns
structural instability
connectedFrom Western Wall area
linked to: Western Wall Plaza
connectedTo Mughrabi Gate
demolishedFor construction of temporary wooden bridge
function access for non-Muslim visitors
pedestrian access
governedBy Israeli planning authorities
heritageContext Israeli–Palestinian conflict
disputes over access to Temple Mount
sensitive religious site
historicalPeriod 20th century
locatedIn Jerusalem
Old City of Jerusalem
Western Wall plaza area
linked to: Western Wall Plaza

area under Israeli control since 1967
material earth
stone
near Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
linked to: Al-Aqsa Mosque

Dome of the Rock platform
linked to: Dome of the Rock
partOf access system to Temple Mount
providedAccessTo Haram al-Sharif
linked to: Temple Mount

Temple Mount
religiousSignificance Christianity
Islam
Judaism
replacedBy Mughrabi Bridge
status demolished
subjectOf archaeological interest
political controversy
religious controversy
topography ramp ascending from Western Wall plaza to Mughrabi Gate
usedBy Christian pilgrims
Israeli security forces
linked to: Israeli authorities

Jewish worshippers
Muslim visitors
tourists

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Mughrabi Bridge replaced earthen Mughrabi Ascent