Friday is the busiest day at al-Aqsa compound, as thousands of people stream through its gates for Friday prayers. Here, you can walk around the various domes, gates and other religious landmarks on the Dome of the Rock platform.

Go inside al-Qibli Mosque on a Friday, where hundreds of worshippers have assembled for midday prayers. Starting from just outside, you can walk into the mosque and around the arched columns that divide the space into seven rows.

Take a look inside the Dome of the Rock on a Friday, where you can walk with throngs of worshippers around the Holy Rock of Ascension. You can then go into the small cave underneath the rock, which is also used as a space for prayer.

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Megan O'Toole

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Wojtek Arciszewski

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Mohammed Haddad