Western Wall
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Coordinates: 31°46′36″N 35°14′3″E / 31.77667°N 35.23417°E
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel (Hebrew: הַכֹּתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, HaKotel HaMa'aravi; Arabic: حائط البراق; Ḥā'iṭ Al-Burāq) is an ancient wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the western side of the Temple Mount. According to Jewish tradition this wall is a remnant of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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- The Western Wall Heritage Foundation
- Jewish Virtual Library: The Western Wall
- Chabad.org: The Shofar and the Wall, 1930
- Historic radio broadcast of the capture of the wall by the Israel Defense Forces on June 7, 1967
- Photographs
- Wailing Wall to Western Wall (1960s)
- Photographs of the Western Wall (Summer 2007)
- Western Wall virtual tour (December 2007)
