Solitude Places

Mohammed Bey Solitude Place

Landmark Location: Located on the northern side of the Rock’s nave, adjacent from the east to the northern pillars

Built
974 AH / 1567 CE
Built by
Amir of the Jerusalem Brigade Mohammed Bey had it built
Era
Ottoman

Location relative to Al-Aqsa

Located on the northern side of the Rock’s nave, adjacent from the east to the northern pillars

Reason for the name

Named after it owner Mohammed Bey

Builder

Amir of the Jerusalem Brigade Mohammed Bey had it built

History

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Shape and details

Named after it owner Mohammed Bey

Located on the northern side of the Rock’s nave, adjacent from the east to the northern pillars

North of the Dome of the Rock

Amir of the Jerusalem Brigade Mohammed Bey had it built

In ((974 AH / 1567 AD))

Consists of two floors; the upper floor overlooksthe Rock’s nave. There are two rooms, the one in the east is used as a room for the guards of the mosque and for the uses of the Islamic Awareness Committee, and the Western Office of the imams of Al-Aqsa Mosque, a Solitude Place, is used as a storehouse and a generator backup.

In the mamluk era, and before building the solitude place (746 AH / 1345 AD), two rectangular terraces (2,66 m / 8.5 m) were found to the right and north of the northern Qantara. When the Solitude Places of Mohammed Bey and Mohammed Agha were built, the two terraces became balconies for them.

Mohammed Bey’s villa is located on the northern side of the rock plate adjacent to the northern pillars. It was established by the Amir of the Jerusalem Brigade, Mohammed Bey (974 AH / 1567 AD).

Consists of two floors; the upper floor overlooks the Rock’s nave. There are two rooms, the one in the east is used as a room for the guards of the mosque and for the uses of the Islamic Awareness Committee, and the Western Office of the imams of Al-Aqsa Mosque, a Solitude Place, is used as a storehouse and a generator backup.

In the mamluk era, and before building the solitude place (746 AH / 1345 AD), two rectangular terraces (2,66 m / 8.5 m) were found to the right and north of the northern Qantara. When the Solitude Places of Mohammed Bey and Mohammed Agha were built, the two terraces became balconies for them.

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