al-Aqsa Mosque

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mosque
gptkbp:access non-Muslims (prayer not allowed)
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Western_Wall
gptkb:Dome_of_the_Rock
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bait_al-Maqdis
gptkb:al-Masjid_al-Aqsa
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Islamic
gptkbp:area approximately 144,000 square meters
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkbp:capacity up to 5,000 worshippers
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Islamic_Museum
gptkb:Qibli_Mosque
gptkb:Marwani_Mosque
gptkb:Bab_al-Rahma_prayer_hall
multiple gates
gptkbp:coordinates 31.7761°N 35.2350°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:destroyedBy earthquakes
fires
gptkbp:directionOfPrayer faces Mecca
gptkbp:establishedIn early 8th century
gptkbp:governedBy Jordanian-Palestinian Islamic trust
gptkbp:hasDome silver
gptkbp:hasMinaret 4
gptkbp:hasPrayerHall gptkb:Qibli_Mosque
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label al-Aqsa Mosque
gptkbp:location gptkb:Old_City_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:mainFunction gptkb:Al-Maghariba_Gate
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Jerusalem_Islamic_Waqf
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1969_arson_attack
frequent site of political tension
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:frescoes
marble columns
mihrab
arcades
large courtyard
minarets
silver/lead dome
minbar (pulpit)
gptkbp:openToPublic gptkb:Muslims
gptkbp:partOf al-Haram al-Sharif
gptkbp:QuranReference gptkb:Surah_Al-Isra_(17:1)
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Isra_and_Mi'raj
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:renovated multiple times
gptkbp:significance third holiest site in Islam
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Old_City_of_Jerusalem_and_its_Walls
1981
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Treaty_of_Jaffa_(1229)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6