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Dome of the Ascension
Islamic building in Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Mount Olivet's Chapel of the Ascension, also called the "Dome of the Ascension".
The Dome of the Ascension (Arabic: قبة المعراج, romanized: Qubbat al-Miʿrāj) is an Islamic free-standing domed structure built by the Umayyads that stands just north the Dome of the Rock on the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem.
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It commemorates the Islamic Prophet Muhammad's ascension (al-Miʿrāj) to heaven, according to Islamic tradition.[1] The Dome of the Ascension is part of the Muslim prayer-route.[2][3][4]