Monte del Tempio

Mountain Jerusalem, Israel

The Temple Mount is a hill in the southeastern part of the old city of Jerusalem, above the Kidrontal. On its summit is an artificial plateau on which the Temple of Jerusalem or the Temple of Solomon and the later Temple of Herod originally stood, on which the Dome of the Rock is located today. On the southern side of the Temple Mount is the al-Aqṣā Mosque. The Temple Mount is one of the most controversial sacred sites in the world.