AN N EA 10W Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Temple Mount, Fertile Crescent, International City
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Given to jews by suleiman the magnificent as a place of prayer. Suleiman did something for the rise of the jewish quarter as well by granting a portion of the temple mount to jewish communities. Ro(cid:271)i(cid:374)so(cid:374)"s ar(cid:272)h sti(cid:272)ki(cid:374)g out of the wall (cid:374)ow. Ottoman empire governed city of jerusalem, which sat on its far southern flank. Jerusalem continue to have religious significance for all 3 communities that call it home: but also true that jerusalem was political insignificant from the standpoint of the ottoman turks who is ruling much further in istanbul. In terms of physical construction during the ottoman period, not much happening in jerusalem. End of 1917/ottoman empire/result of world war 1 the british are (cid:272)o(cid:373)i(cid:374)g . British general allenby enters jaffa gate, 1917: refused to ride the horse but rather walk, declared upon entering that the crusades were now complete. Taking over the holy land by western powers: allied powers defeated ottoman powers.
