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Islamic prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound In December 1996 the new mosque was officially inaugurated as El-Marwani Mosque.1The Solomon's Stables no longer exist as such.2 Al-Marwani Mushalla ( , ), or Al-Marwani Mosque , is an underground vaulted prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem . It is 600 square yards (500 square metres) in area, and is located under the southeastern corner of the compound, 12.5 m (41 ft) below the courtyard, and features twelve rows of pillars and arches. In December 1996 the Jerusalem Waqf renovated the area. The area was known to the Crusaders as Solomon's Stables , and to earlier Muslims as the Old Mosque . The Architectural Development Of Al-Aqsa Mosque In The Early Islamic Period Sacred Architecture In The Shape Of The 'Holy' . Recent Discoveries on the Temple Hill at Jerusalem . By-paths of Bible knowledge. The Survey of Western Palestine .
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El-Marwani mosque Solomon's Stables (they) is the popular name for an underground vaulted space on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem . Solomon's Stables are located under the southeastern corner of the Temple Mount, 12½ metres below the courtyard and feature twelve rows of pillars and arches.
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In December 1996 the new mosque was officially inaugurated as El-Marwani Mosque.The Solomon's Stables no longer exist as such.Solomon's Stables ( ) was an underground vaulted space now used as a Muslim prayer hall, some 600 square yards (500 square metres) in area, at the bottom of stairs which lead down from the al-Aqsa Mosque , under the Temple Mount, to the base of the southern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem . Solomon's Stables are located under the southeastern corner of the Temple Mount, 12½ metres below the courtyard and feature twelve rows of pillars and arches. In December 1996 the Marwani Prayer Hall ( ) was officially inaugurated.The Solomon's Stables no longer exist as such.
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In December 1996 the new mosque was officially inaugurated as El-Marwani Mosque. The Solomon's Stables no longer exist as such. El-Marwani Mosque ( , ) is an underground vaulted space now used as a Muslim prayer hall, some 600 square yards (500 square metres) in area, at the bottom of stairs which lead down from the al-Aqsa Mosque , under the Temple Mount , to the base of the southern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem . Solomon's Stables are located under the southeastern corner of the Temple Mount, 12.5 m (41 ft) below the courtyard, and feature twelve rows of pillars and arches.In December 1996 the Waqf converted the area into a prayer hall by adding lights and floor tiles, and renamed it the El-Marwani Prayer Hall ( ).
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Islamic prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound Solomon's Stables ( Hebrew : אורוות שלמה , Arabic : المصلى المرواني ), or Al-Marwani Mosque , is an underground vaulted prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem . It is 600 square yards (500 square metres) in area, and is located under the southeastern corner of the compound, 12.5 m (41 ft) below the courtyard, and features twelve rows of pillars and arches. In December 1996 the Jerusalem Waqf renovated the area. The area was known to the Crusaders as Solomon's Stables , and to earlier Muslims as the Old Mosque . The Architectural Development Of Al-Aqsa Mosque In The Early Islamic Period Sacred Architecture In The Shape Of The 'Holy' . Recent Discoveries on the Temple Hill at Jerusalem . By-paths of Bible knowledge. The Survey of Western Palestine .
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popular name for an underground vaulted space on the temple mount in jerusalem
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historically the standard islamic name for the structure as well
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