
Arches overlooking Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa Mosque

A cat sleeps on a prayer mat in the Old City Souk


Annexed, fully occupied area of southwest Jerusalem as viewed from the main Qibli Musallah in the Al-Aqsa Mosque

Stairs leading up to the Dome of the Chain, Qubbat Al Silsilah, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem


Geometric designs complemented with verses from the Quran at Masjid Al-Aqsa's Dome of the Rock

Geometric designs complemented with verses from the Quran at Masjid Al-Aqsa's Dome of the Rock


An arch at a church in the Old City's Christian quarter

A bell tower in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher complex



Masjid Al-Marwani, the massive underground prayer vault of the Masjid Al-Aqsa complex, once used as a crusader horse stable and mosque storage until recently.


Between Masjid Al Buraq and the Al-Aqsa library, borders of Masjid Al-Aqsa. Behind Masjid Al Buraq (right side) is the Wailing Wall

Ancient ruins in Jerusalem overlooking the occupied south-east Jerusalem skyline, as viewed from Masjid Umar in the Qibly Musallah, where Omar began to clear off centuries of Byzantine trash that covered the Masjid Al-Aqsa complex


The Mosque of Omar, adjacent to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where Omar prayed after meeting Patriarch Sophronius in the Church of the Sepulcher

The Chain Gate Minaret, marking the border between Masjid Al-Aqsa and Jeursalem's Old City cotton market (Souq El-Qattanin)


East Jerusalem, as viewed from Masjid Umar in the Qibli musallah of Masjid Al-Aqsa

Buildings marking the boundaries of Masjid Al-Aqsa, and Qubbat Musa (Dome of Moses) in the left back

Entrance to the Qibli musallah of Masjid Al-Aqsa at night time




Facade of Dome of the Rock (Qubbat As-Sakhra) in Masjid Al-Aqsa, with geometric designs and Quranic verses

Columns at Dome of the Rock (Qubbat As-Sakhra) in Masjid Al-Aqsa with geometric designs



A man walks to the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa Mosque for the 'Asr late afternoon prayer.







Some of the hundreds of olive trees in the gardens of Masjid Al-Aqsa, with the Al-Ghawanima Minaret in the back, built in 1278 CE


