Muslim Quarter (Jerusalem)

Cotton market, reconstructed in 1336 by the Mamluk ruler Emir Tankiz, governor of Damascus

The Muslim Quarter (Arabic: حارة المسلمين, romanizedḤāraṫ al-Muslimīn; Hebrew: הרובע המוסלמי, romanizedHa-Rovah ha-Muslemi) is one of the four sectors of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem. It covers 31 hectares (77 acres) of the northeastern sector of the Old City.[1] The quarter is the largest and most populous of the four quarters and extends from the Lions' Gate in the east, along the northern wall of the Temple Mount in the south, to the Damascus GateWestern Wall route in the west. The Via Dolorosa starts in this quarter.[2]

Map of the Muslim Quarter

The population of the Muslim Quarter is 22,000.[2]

  1. ^ The Holy Land, pg. 29.(This area excludes the Temple Mount which measures 35 acres)
  2. ^ a b Muslim Quarter of the "Old City" section of Jerusalem Archived 2012-12-20 at archive.today

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