Where is Dome of the Rock
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Explore the map to locate Dome of the Rock on world map, Dome of the Rock is an Islamic holy place or temple situated on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem (the Old City), a spot also famous to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa Compound or the al-Haram al-Sharif. Its original development was initiated by the Umayyad Caliphate on the command of Abd al-Malik at the time of the 2nd Fitna in 691-692 CE, and Dome of the Rock has since been located on top of the spot of the 2nd Jewish Temple (constructed in c. 516 BCE to oust the ruined Solomon's Temple), it was demolished by the Romans during the era of 70 CE. The primary dome shattered in 1015 and was re-constructed in 1022-23. It is the oldest remaining or living work of Islamic construction in the world.