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Ablaq is the technique of building walls in alternating light and dark stone courses, common in Mamluk and Ottoman architecture across the Levant. Discussed here as part of a wider walk through Muslim Jerusalem.

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Dome of the Rock (Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah)
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Muslim Jerusalem

Exploring Muslim Jerusalem: a morning on the Temple Mount platform with the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa, then through the Muslim Quarter learning to read Mamluk architecture, with a stop at Abu Shukri and the Little Western Wall.

Jun 2013 · 4 minute read
Dome of the Rock (Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah) Mamluk architecture: note the alternating dark and light stone in the ablaq style The Little Western Wall (kotel hakatan)
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