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Event religious Middle East

Al-Aqsa Mosque

705 CE

Third holiest site in Islam, on Jerusalem's Temple…

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Landmark · Middle East

Al-Aqsa Mosque

705 CE – still standing

Third holiest site in Islam, on Jerusalem's Temple Mount

Standing in 705 CE

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