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Caliph 'Abd al-Malik Builds the Dome of the Rock

691 CE
Dome of the Rock from the Temple Mount
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Dome of the Rock from the Temple Mount

 

To commemorate the Prophet Muhammad's "Night Journey," Caliph 'Abd al-Malik buillt the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem on the site of the Temple Mount.

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