- The wailing wall is a part of the Temple Mount. The term wailing wall is derived from the Arabic term el- Mabka or “place for weeping”.
- The Wailing Wall as a Jewish holy place is a modern invention that was selected for Jewish worship by one of the greatest mystics of the Kabbalistic age.
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- The Wailing Wall also referred to as the Wall of tears or the Western Wall is one of the few surviving parts of an ancient fortification in the Old City of Jerusalem.
- The Wailing Wall, also known as the Western Wall, is a 187-foot-high section of the ancient wall built by Herod the Great as the retaining wall of the Temple...
- The Wailing Wall is also known by multiple other names: the Western Wall, Kotel ( simply meaning 'wall' in Hebrew), and Al-Buraq Wall.
- So, whether you are planning a visit, or just curious to learn more, here are some of the most interesting facts about the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
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- History For 500 years, until the Muslims captured Jerusalem, this whole southwest area, where the Wailing Wall (the Kotel) was known as a garbage dump .
- It’s called the Western Wall, but also called the Wailing Wall, and both names have a history behind them.