The Al-Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, is the main congregational mosque and prayer hall within the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. The name al-Masjid al-Aqsa is also applied, in some sources, to the wider compound in which the building sits, a compound also known as Haram al-Sharif.
Facts
Disputed
Completed YearEarlier phases were built under the Umayyads (early 8th century) and rebuilt after earthquakes in 746 and 1033; the source dates the current structure's outline to the Fatimid rebuild under al-Zahir following the 1033 earthquake, with no single exact completion year given. Building Type Completed Year Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account Classification
Standing Status Building Type
Building Type (category) Connections
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In Style
An Islamic architecture landmark.
Uses Element
Source Wikipedia: Al-Aqsa Mosque
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Palestine, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Al-Aqsa Mosque
WikipediaLead paragraph, sentence 1
The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Lead paragraph, sentence 1 (place clause)
The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem.
History section, on the 11th-century Fatimid rebuild
The mosque was rebuilt by the Fatimid caliph al-Zahir (r. 1021-1036), who reduced it to seven aisles but adorned its interior with an elaborate central archway covered in vegetal mosaics; the current structure preserves the 11th-century outline.
Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
The Al-Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, is the main congregational mosque and prayer hall within the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. The name al-Masjid al-Aqsa is also applied, in some sources, to the wider compound in which the building sits, a compound also known as Haram al-Sharif.
- Uses Element: Lead, infobox material field: Limestone (external walls, façade), lead and concrete (dome), white marble (interior columns) and mosaic
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Al-Aqsa Mosque
- Wikidata Q12192963, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q12192963, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
View the Source3. Al-Aqsa Mosque (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata height (P2048) statement: 37.0Quote, Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 37.0
Wikidata item Q12192963, property P2048 (height): 37.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
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