Etymology

Haram al-Sharif

Today it means: The Temple Mount; the Noble Sanctuary. Full definition →

Arabic الْحَرَم الشَّرِيف
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromالْحَرَم الشَّرِيف“the noble sanctuary”
  2. English todayHaram al-Sharif

Borrowed from Arabic الْحَرَم الشَّرِيف (al-ḥaram aš-šarīf, “the noble sanctuary”), a sobriquet also used for the other two holiest sites in Islam in Mecca and Medina.

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