During the Mamluk era, the terrace was used to hold the Judicial Council, as stated in the Mamluk documents.
Northwest Qubbat Al-Sakhra (dome of the rock).
It’s named after the builder of it and its niche and the head of the two holy mosques; Prince Balwai Al-Thahiri.
Prince Balwai Al-Thahiri.
He had it built in 793 AH 1391 AD, around the Mamluk era.
It is a wide terrace, with a beautiful stone Mihrab “niche”.
Other landmarks in the same category
All (41)Landmark Location: Behind Shaalan spring
Ala’a al-Din- Al-Busairi is located across Al-Nathir gate with a slight deviation to the south, North-west of the Dome of the Rock, and is named after the builder of Al-Aqsa Mosque Al-Busairi Religion.
In the Ottoman era, Badir Spring terrace was built in a distinctive stone mihrab And was built northwest of Al-Aqsa Mosque, between Bab al-Nazer and Bab Al Hadid, it gained this name because it is very close to Al-Badiri waterway, which is located in its northern corner, it is also named as al-Badiri mausoleum, because it is close to the Al- Badri spring (Mustafa Agha spring).
Qubbat AL-Khader was built in the Ayyubid or Mamluk era, and was located north of the headquarters of the local zakat committee alongside the Rock’s nave. There is a mihrab that was once used to call for the prayer.
It is located south of the local zakat committee and is adjacent to the western wall of the Rock’s nave, which is a long, narrow-shaped terrace. It got its name because it is near to the local zakat committee.
It is on the west of Al-Aqsa Mosque and north of the Zakat Committee. It was built in the Ottoman era, and has a stone mihrab, which is named after it.
Bab AL-Hadid Terrace is located acoss Bab Al-Hadid on the western side of Al-Aqsa Mosque,built in the Ottoman period with a simple iron mihrab. And gained its name because it is near to bab Al-Hadid.
Ali Basha terrace is named after its builder, the Ottoman ruler of Jerusalem, Ali Basha, and it is also called Ali Basha mihrab; niche.
