Haram al-Sharif en · PROPN
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْحَرَم الشَّرِيف (al-ḥaram aš-šarīf, “the noble sanctuary”), a sobriquet also used for the other two holiest sites in Islam in Mecca and Medina.
Meanings
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The Temple Mount; the Noble Sanctuary.
This marked the first time since 2017 that an Israeli Minister has visited the site, known by Jews as Temple Mount and by Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, and which is administered by Jordan.
2023 January 5, “UN working to reduce tensions following Israel minister’s holy site visit”, in UN News, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2023: