In pre-Muslim times this city was ruled by Sophronius, who surrendered it to the Caliph Umar, and this city contains the Gate of the Cotton Merchants near an octagonal shrine.
One mosque in this city boasts the al-Fakhariyya and Ghawanima minarets. This city is home to a shrine dedicated to a chain between heaven and earth. In pre-Muslim times this city was ruled by Sophronius, who surrendered it to the Caliph Umar, and this city contains the Gate of the Cotton Merchants near an octagonal shrine. Al-Buraq transported Muhammad to this city during the Night Journey, after which Muhammad ascended into heaven. For ten points, name this city home to the al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock, the third holiest in Islam.
One mosque in this city boasts the al-Fakhariyya and Ghawanima minarets.
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