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The Muslim Quarter is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter
Jewish Quarter

The Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The 45,000 square meter area lies in the southeastern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Cardo in the north and extends to the Western W...
, the Christian Quarter
Christian Quarter

The Christian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter....
 and the Armenian Quarter
Armenian Quarter

The Armenian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. Although Armenians are Christians, the Armenian Quarter is distinct from the Christian Quarter....
. The Muslim Quarter is the largest and most populous of the four quarters and is situated in the northeastern corner of the Old City, extending from the Lions' Gate in the east, along the northern wall of the Temple Mount
Temple Mount

The Temple Mount , also known as Mount Moriah and by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary , is a religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem of Jerusalem....
 in the south, to the Damascus Gate
Damascus Gate

The Damascus Gate is an important gate in the Jerusalem's Old City and its Walls of Jerusalem. The modern gate was built in 1542 by the Ottoman Empire ruler Suleiman the Magnificent....
 - Western Wall
Western Wall

The Western Wall , sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall or simply the Kotel , and as al-Buraq Wall by Muslims, is an important Jewish religious site located in the Old City ....
 route in the west.






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The Muslim Quarter is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter
Jewish Quarter

The Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The 45,000 square meter area lies in the southeastern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Cardo in the north and extends to the Western W...
, the Christian Quarter
Christian Quarter

The Christian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter....
 and the Armenian Quarter
Armenian Quarter

The Armenian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. Although Armenians are Christians, the Armenian Quarter is distinct from the Christian Quarter....
. The Muslim Quarter is the largest and most populous of the four quarters and is situated in the northeastern corner of the Old City, extending from the Lions' Gate in the east, along the northern wall of the Temple Mount
Temple Mount

The Temple Mount , also known as Mount Moriah and by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary , is a religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem of Jerusalem....
 in the south, to the Damascus Gate
Damascus Gate

The Damascus Gate is an important gate in the Jerusalem's Old City and its Walls of Jerusalem. The modern gate was built in 1542 by the Ottoman Empire ruler Suleiman the Magnificent....
 - Western Wall
Western Wall

The Western Wall , sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall or simply the Kotel , and as al-Buraq Wall by Muslims, is an important Jewish religious site located in the Old City ....
 route in the west. The Via Dolorosa
Via Dolorosa

Via Dolorosa is a street in the Old City of Jerusalem. Traditionally, it is held to be the path that Jesus walked, carrying his cross, on the way to Crucifixion of Jesus....
 road starts in the quarter.

The population of the Muslim Quarter is 22,000. Like the other three quarters of the Old City, the Muslim quarter had a mixed population of Jews as well as Muslims and Christians until the riots of 1929
1929 Palestine riots

The 1929 Palestine riots refers to a series of demonstrations and riots in late August 1929 when a long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into violence....
. Today 60 Jewish families live in the Muslim Quarter, and a few yeshivot are located there. The main one is Yeshivat Ateret Cohanim
Ateret Cohanim

Ateret Cohanim, , also known as Ateret Yerushalyim, is a Religious Zionist yeshiva located in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem....
. Jewish landmarks within the quarter include the Kotel Katan or Little Western Wall
Little Western Wall

The Little Western Wall, , is a Jewish religious site located in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem near the Iron Gate to the Temple Mount....
, and the Western Wall Tunnels, which run below the neighborhood along the Western Wall
Western Wall

The Western Wall , sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall or simply the Kotel , and as al-Buraq Wall by Muslims, is an important Jewish religious site located in the Old City ....
.

On July 27, 2005, Israeli planners approved the construction of Jewish housing in the Muslim Quarter, a few meters from the al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al-Aqsa Mosque , also known as al-Aqsa, is an Holiest sites in Islam in the Old City of Jerusalem. The mosque itself forms part of the al-Haram ash-Sharif or "Sacred Noble Sanctuary" , a site also known as the Temple Mount and considered the holiest site in Judaism, since it is believed to be where the Temple in Jerusalem once stoo...
. It will contain thirty apartments on three dunums of land.

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  • Al-Aqsa Mosque
    Al-Aqsa Mosque

    Al-Aqsa Mosque , also known as al-Aqsa, is an Holiest sites in Islam in the Old City of Jerusalem. The mosque itself forms part of the al-Haram ash-Sharif or "Sacred Noble Sanctuary" , a site also known as the Temple Mount and considered the holiest site in Judaism, since it is believed to be where the Temple in Jerusalem once stoo...
  • Dome of the Rock
    Dome of the Rock

    The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine and a major landmark located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It was completed in 691, making it the oldest extant Islamic building in the world....
  • Shomrei HaChomos Synagogue
    Shomrei HaChomos

    The Shomrei ha-Chomos Synagogue also known as Ohel Yitzhak and the Ungarin Shul is located in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem....
  • Birket Israel
    Birket Israel

    File:Birket Israel, 19th century.jpgBirket Israel also Birket Israil or Birket Isra'in, abbreviated from Birket Asb?t Beni Isra?l was a public cistern located on the north-eastern corner of the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem....
  • Zedekiah's Cave
    Zedekiah's Cave

    Zedekiah's Cave ? also known as Solomon's Quarries ? is a underground meleke limestone quarry that runs the length of five city blocks under the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem....