The Muslim Quarter (or Moslem Quarter) is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Christian Quarter and the Armenian Quarter. The Muslim Quarter is the largest and most populous of the four quarters and is situated in the north-eastern corner of the Old City, extending from the Lions Gate in the east, along the northern wall of the Temple Mount in the south, to the Damascus Gate - Western Wall route in the west. Jerusalem (Hebrew: Yerushalayim; Arabic: al-Quds; Greek ΙεÏοσόλυμα; Latin Aelia Capitolina) is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 meters. ... A Jewish quarter is the area of a city traditionally inhabited by Jews. ... The Christian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter. ... The Armerian Quarter is one of the four quarters in the Old City of Jerusalem. ... There are eight (nine) gates in Jerusalems Old City Walls. ... The Temple Mount (Hebrew: הַר הַבַּיִת (without niqqud: הר הבית), translit. ... There are eight (nine) gates in Jerusalems Old City Walls. ... Western Wall by night Wailing Wall redirects here. ...
It might appear that the Armenian quarter might have been part of the Christian Quarter since all Armenians residing in Jerusalem are Christians, yet for historical reasons the Armenian quarter has remained separate and has not suffered the same disruptions as the other quarters over the last one thousand years.
At this time the Quarter became dominated by non-Armenian churches including the Church of St. Thomas in the southern area, a Greek Church in the north part of the quarter, the Church of St. James Intercisus in the extreme north near David’s Street and the Church of St. Mark bordering today’s Jewish Quarter.
While the Church of the Nativity was forced at this time to house Muslim travelers due to the Pact of Omar, the Armenians retreated inside their quarter, safe to most extents from the harassment and daily travails of not being the master of your own land.
The Jewish Quarter of the Old City is located in the southeast corner, east of the Armenian Quarter and next to the Western Wall of the Temple Mount, which Jews understand to be the biblical Mount Moriah.
Muslim and Christian Quarters meet on the north side of Jerusalem at the Damascus Gate, which is named for the old road that led from the gate to Damascus.
There are many Christian churches within the MuslimQuarter, and this is where the Via Dolorosa (the Stations of the Cross) leads to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which is just inside the Christian Quarter, close to the western edge of the MuslimQuarter.
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