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Jerusalem Waqf
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The Jerusalem Waqf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department, also known as the Jerusalem Waqf, the Jordanian Waqf[1] or simply the Waqf, is the Jordanian-appointed organization responsible for controlling and managing the current Islamic edifices on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, which includes the Dome of the Rock.[2][3][4] The Jerusalem Waqf is guided by a council composed of 18 members and headed by a director, all appointed by Jordan.[5] The current director of the Waqf, since 2005, is Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib.[5]
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