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Muharram festival. Inscribed: "Mooharrum Procession. Mussalmann". Gouache on mica; 1830-1840.
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Muharram festival. Inscribed: "Mooharrum Procession. Mussalmann". Gouache on mic...

Bazaar of the street leading to the Mosque El-Mooristan, Cairo. From "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Egypt, & Arabia", after lithographs by Louis Haghe, from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts. London; 1855-1856. Shelfmark: 1264.e.20 Page Folio Number: plate 236
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Bazaar of the street leading to the Mosque El-Mooristan, Cairo. From "The Holy L...

Jerusalem, Israel, view from the Mount of Olives, Dome of the Rock in center.
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Jerusalem, Israel, view from the Mount of Olives, Dome of the Rock in cent...

The golden cupola of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
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The golden cupola of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusale...

View of Jerusalem, in the far background the golden cupola of the Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount.
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View of Jerusalem, in the far background the golden cupola of the Dome of th...

The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the spot, according to Jewish tradition, where God prevented Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac. In Muslim tradition, this is the place from where the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven.
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The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the s...

The Dome of the Rock was built during the Omayyad Caliphate on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The arcade in front of the Dome of the Rock is called "The Scales" In Muslim tradition this is where the scales for the weighing of souls will hang on Judgement-Day.
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The Dome of the Rock was built during the Omayyad Caliphate on the Temple...

View of Jerusalem with Temple Mount and the golden cupola of the Dome of the Rock,Jerusalem.
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View of Jerusalem with Temple Mount and the golden cupola of the Dome of th...

View of Jerusalem with Temple Mount and the golden cupola of the Dome of the Rock.
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View of Jerusalem with Temple Mount and the golden cupola of the Dome of th...

Al Aqsa Mosque,seen from the East.
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Al Aqsa Mosque,seen from the East.

The skyline of Akko,Israel with the minaret of the Ahmed-el Jazzar Mosque built around 1800.
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The skyline of Akko,Israel with the minaret of the Ahmed-el Jazzar Mosque b...

Er Ram - probably the biblical Ramah, Israel, where the prophet Samuel is said to have sat in judgement. According to Jewish tradition, the site of the Muslim Shrine at Er Ram was the burial place of Samuel.
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Er Ram - probably the biblical Ramah, Israel, where the prophet Samuel is sa...