Western Wall
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| Address | Jerusalem |
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| Construction started | 19 BC |
| Height | 1900 (cm) |
| Hours | Open 24 hours |
| Founded | 19 BCE |
| Did you know | No visit to Jerusalem is complete without a visit to the Kotel. |
| Learn more | Latest updates |
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| ID | 1445770 |
About Western Wall
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall, or Kotel, known in Islam as the Buraq Wall, is an ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is a relatively small segment of a far longer ancient retaining wall, known also in its entirety as the "Western Wall".
Where is the Western Wall
Jerusalem: Journalists attacked as Israeli nationalists march in Old City
... In the late afternoon, tens of thousands of Israelis headed from the west of Jerusalem to the Old City, ending with a so-called flag dance at the Western Wall, the holiest site for Jewish prayer...
Ramadan and Passover raise tensions at Jerusalem holy site
... They said that stones were also thrown towards the Western Wall, down below the compound, the holiest place where Jews are allowed to pray...
Jerusalem tensions high ahead of Israeli youth Flag March
... Most of the marchers will pass through Damascus Gate, while a smaller number will enter through Jaffa Gate between the Christian and Armenian Quarters, with both converging at the Western Wall in the Jewish Quarter...
Jerusalem holy site clashes fuel fears of return to war
... They said they acted to stop masked rioters, some of whom had thrown fireworks and stones towards the adjacent Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews are allowed to pray...
Jerusalem: Over 150 hurt in clashes at al-Aqsa Mosque compound
... The police said they waited until Muslim Friday prayers had ended before entering the site to disperse the rioters, who had started throwing stones towards the Western Wall below the compound, where Jewish worshippers were...
Jerusalem on edge as festivals fall amid tensions
... " Over at the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews are permitted to pray, being in Jerusalem has a deep resonance for Passover...
Tiffany Haddish's Black Mitzvah and her journey of Jewish discovery
... Michael Lomotey, pictured at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, wants people to be proud of their heritage I worked with some guys from the Haredi community and I d go to shul [synagogue] with them a couple of times...
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