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Syed Jamal
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M.Hamza
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M.Umar
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Ali Iqbal
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M.Awais
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TITLE
History Of Jerusalem
OVERVIEW
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Introduction
Early History
The Ottoman Empire
The Temple Mount
Dome Of the Rock
Western Wall
Church Of the Holy Sepulcher
Modern Day Jerusalam
INTRODUCTION
• Capital Of Israel
• Significance For Religions
• City Of conflicts
EARLY HISTORY
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The First Qibla of Prayer
One of the oldest cities in the world
Attacked 52 times,Captured and recaptured 44 times
First human settlements in Jerusalem took place somewhere around 3500
B.C.
THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
• The Ottoman Empire ruled Jerusalem and much of the Middle East from
about 1516 to 1917.
• After World War I, Great Britain took over Jerusalem.
• Jerusalem was divided during the first 20 years of Israel’s existence.
• After the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel seized all of Jerusalem.
THE TEMPLE MOUNT
• Compound located on a hill in Jerusalem.
• Contains religious structures such as the Western Wall, the Dome of the
Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque.
• Thought to be the third holiest site in Islam .
DOME OF THE ROCK
• Gold-domed Islamic shrine,built in 691 A.D.
• Built by Caliph Abd al-Malik.
• Sits adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
WESTERN WALL
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Located on the western side of the Temple Mount
Construction and destruction
Referred to as the “Wailing Wall”
Custom of inserting written prayers into the cracks
Considered the holiest place where Jews can pray.
Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
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Calvary
Christians believe that Jesus was crucified here
Chapel of Adam
Stone of Anointing
Holiest Christian site in the world
Modern Day Jerusalem
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Confrontations between Israeli forces and Palestinians
Approximately 15,500 Arabs have been deported and replaced since 1967
A third Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount
July 2017 Incident
American Embassy established in 2018