Bab Al-Asbat Minaret

Bab Al-Asbat Minaret (Arabic: منارة الأسباط, romanized: Minarat al-Asbat), Minaret of the Tribes also known as the (Arabic: منارة إسرائيل, romanized: Minarat Israil), is a minaret in Jerusalem. It is one of the four minarets of the Haram al Sharif, and is situated along the north wall.[1]

Bab Al-Asbat Minaret

History

Bab al-Ashbat is a minaret built by the Mamluks in 1367. It is composed of a cylindrical stone shaft (of Ottoman construction), rising from a rectangular base on top of a triangular transition zone.[2] The shaft narrows above the muezzin's balcony, and is dotted with circular windows,[3] ending with a bulbous dome. The dome was reconstructed after the 1927 Jericho earthquake.[2]

See also

References

  1. Menashe Har-El (April 2004). Golden Jerusalem. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. p. 334. ISBN 978-965-229-254-4. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  2. Bab al-Asbat Minaret Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine Archnet Digital Library.
  3. Al-Aqsa Guide Friends of al-Aqsa.

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