Al-Aqsa Mosque (Arabic:المسجد الاقصى al-Masjid al-Aqṣā, IPA: [ʔælˈmæsdʒɪd ælˈʔɑqsˤɑ] ( listen), "the Farthest Mosque") forby kent as Al-Aqsa an Bayt al-Muqaddas, is the third holiest steid in Islam an is locatit in the Auld Ceety o Jerusalem.

Al-Aqsa Mosque
Masjid al-Aqsa
Releegion
Location
LocationAuld Ceety o Jerusalem
AdmeenistrationWaqf
Architecture
StyleEarly Islamic, Mamluk
Specifications
Direction o façadenorth-northwast
Capacity5,000+
Dome(s)2 lairge + tens o smawer anes
Minaret(s)4
Minaret hicht37 meter (121 ft) (tawest)
MaterialsLimestone (freemit waws, minaret, facade) stalactite (minaret), Gowd, lead an stane (domes), white marble (interior columns) an mosaic[1]

References eedit

  1. a b Al-Ratrout, H. A., The Architectural Development of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Early Islamic Period, ALMI Press, London, 2004.