Muslim Holy Places

Mosque Al Jazzar (Acco) According to the text in Arabic engraved over the doorway, the mosque was consecrated in the year 1196 of the Hegira, which corresponds to the year 1781/82 CE, i.e. in the early years of the rule of Al Jazzar Pasha in Acre.  Read more                                                                                              Sidni Ali Mosque (Herzliya) South of Arsuf-Apollonia, on the western edge of Herzlya, at the top of a limestone hill overlooking the sea, stands a rectangular fortress-like building, commonly known as Mashad Sayyidna Ali.  Read more     Temple Mount - Haram ash-Sharif (Jerusalem) Holy to both Muslims and Jews, the Temple Mount (or Haram ash-Sharif in Arabic) is the most remarkable well-known symbol of Jerusalem and the most controversial either. Read more