One of the three alleys was used during the Mamluk period as a storehouse for Al-Aqsa Mosque and the last mosque of the Hanbalis. It was then abandoned for a period of time and later turned into a storeroom for the mosque’s gardens. One part of it is currently used as a medical clinic, supporting the medical clinic in the north, and the bigger part of it serves as offices of the Jordanian Ministry of Waqf and Islamic Affairs.
King issa tank was named after the person who built it.
It is located in the southwest side of the Dome of the Rock. Muhammad bin O’rwa built it during the time of the Ayyubid sultan Issa, in 607 Ah 1210 AD. The tank was used to collect the rain water falling on the ground of the Rock’s nave through channels that feed the tank. One of the three alleys was used during the Mamluk period as a storehouse for Al-Aqsa Mosque and the last mosque of the Hanbalis. It was then abandoned for a period of time and later turned into a storeroom for the mosque’s gardens. One part of it is currently used as a medical clinic, supporting the medical clinic in the north, and the bigger part of it serves as offices of the Jordanian Ministry of Waqf and Islamic Affairs.