The Evening Call to Prayer in Old City Jerusalem

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This is the evening call to prayer in Old City Jerusalem. The first 30 seconds or so are silence just before the call begins. The repeated words "Allahu akbar" mean, "Allah is the greatest." There are several mosques in the picture, but the most obvious one is just south, almost right in front of me when I pan to the right. By my count, there are at least 6 visible throughout the video. You can tell the mosques by their minarets that are lit up green at night. I am told the Muslims use green because it was the Prophet Muhammad's favorite color according to the Hadith (although I have heard many reasons suggested). I apologize for my occasional sniffles; it was cold.

I took this video from the top of the Austrian Hospice. You can enjoy this beautiful view any time of the day; just ring the bell at the entrance and pay the fee.

VISIBLE IN THIS VIDEO:
(1) The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter. This is the traditional and most likely location of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Its two blue domes topped with crosses are visible when I pan to the right (at 0:22).

(2) The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in the Christian Quarter. This is the tall steeple with windows just to the left of the Holy Sepulchre (at 0:24). You can climb it and get a killer view of the Old City for just a few shekels.

(3) The Hurva Synagogue in the Jewish Quarter. Its white dome is lit up to the left of the Holy Sepulchre (at 0:28).

(4) The al-Aqsa Mosque. This is the black domed mosque on the southern end of the temple mount. This is the functional mosque on the old Temple Mount complex, called haram esh sharif (the Noble Sanctuary) by Muslims (at 0:33).

(5) The Dome of the Rock. This is the golden dome visible when I pan to the left, probably the most well-recognized of any holy site in Jerusalem. This is not a mosque but a memorial. It commemorates the place where Muhammad is said to have been taken into heaven and received the five pillars of Islam. Today it is the third most holy site in Islam (at 0:35).

(6) The Mount of Olives. This is the hill visible behind the Dome of the Rock (at 0:40).