The Dome of the Rock is the most famous Islamic site in Jerusalem ... It also has the oldest surviving mihrab - the niche giving the direction of Mecca - in the world. The site is also where ...

The iconic Dome of the Rock mosque has fascinated people for decades. In the magazine's September issue, National Geographic Photographer and Director of VII Academy Ziyah Gafic showcased an ...

that the Dome of the Rock was completed in 691 CE. The limestone block into which the Kufic script was carved stands above the mosque’s mihrab, the niche pointing toward Mecca, and reads ...

The skyline of Jerusalem’s Old City is dominated by the gold-topped Dome of the Rock, built where it is ... the mosaic-covered mihrab, a niche pointing in the direction of Mecca; and 17 naves ...