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Western Wall

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The Western Wall is an ancient retaining wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, with its most famous section being a 488-meter-long wall on the western side of the Temple Mount. The wall's lower courses date back to the end of the Second Temple period, with Herodian stones, while the upper courses were added during the Umayyad and Ottoman periods. The wall plays a significant role in Judaism as the holiest place where Jews are permitted to pray outside the Temple Mount platform, and is also known as the "Wailing Wall" or "Kotel". The wall is part of the Al-Aqsa compound and is believed to be the site where the Islamic Prophet Muhammad tied his winged steed, the Burāq, on his Night Journey.learn more on wikipedia

Western Wall