photos from al quds (jerusalem) palestine with description

All photos were taken on 2013-01-15 by Akram Subhe Abahre…For more photos please visit my Panoramio page:http://www.panoramio.com/user/789812

Name: Akram Subhe AbahreNationality: PalestinianBirth Date: 15 June 1979 Gender: MaleMarital Status: MarriedE-Mail: Abahre@yahoo.com,Address: Al Yamoun-Jenin-Palestine.

Has Bachelor degree in civil engineering from Alnajah National University, Master degree from Jordan University of Science and Technology, and Doctor of Philosophy from USM in Project Management.

Damascus Gate: it is one of many entrance gates to the old city, it is located in the

north of Al masjed Alaqsa

A view on the left of Damascus gate, on the left the wall of the holy mosque.

Dome of the rock, which was completed in 691 CE at the order of Umayyad Caliph

Abd al-Malik bin Marwan

Dome of the rock as seen from the east

Qaitbay Sabeel (a place for drinking water), built by King Ienal in 860 Hejri and

renovated by king Qaitbay in 1482 A.C

Inside the mosque of dome of the rock

Dome of the rock and Qaitbay Sabeel from the west

The western corridor, built between 707 and 737H in the Mamloki period.

Qubat Youssef (Youssef`s Dome) was built in the ottoman period in 1092H, Youseef means Sultan Sallahoddin Al ayoubi as seen on the stone plate

on the bottom of the structure.

Al mosala Al marwani (The Marawani Prayer Area), it is located under the southern part of Al aqsa

court, was built in the first Umayyad period.

Al aqsa mosque and part of old city wall, photo from the south-east corner of mosque court.

Mount of Olives (Altour) in the east of Alaqsa mosque, it is used as cemetery.

Mount of Olives (Altour), in the middle of the photo are The Russian

Orthodox Church of Maria Magdalene, and church of all nations

Islamic cemetery (Al rahmah) by the eastern wall of the old city.

Al Rahmah gate (the golden gate), it is located on the easter wall of the mosque,

it is closed.

Al Aspat Gate`s Minaret, was bulit in the Mamloki period in 769H, it is located in the northern wall.

Oshaq Al Nabi Qubat (Dome of the lovers of prophet), was built in 1233H in the Noth of Al Aqsa

Mosque.

Al Basetiah School, was built in 835H in the Northern wall of Al Aqsa mosque.

Almasjed Alaqsa (Qiblat Mosque) was built in 16H by Khalefat Omar bin

Alkhatab. The photo from the west

Almasjed Alaqsa (Qiblat Mosque), the photo from the north.