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when they are bearers of a firman granted by the go- 
vernment. But no Mussulman governor dare permit an 
infidel to pass into the territory of Mecca, or into the 
temple of Jerusalem. A permission of this kind would 
be looked upon as a horrid sacrilege; it would not be 
respected by the people, and the infidel would become 
the victim of his imprudent boldness. 
This edifice forms the south-east corner of the city 
of Jerusalem, and occupies the site on which formerly 
stood the temple of Solomon. 
The Mussulman history assigns to the ancient Tem- 
ple of the Jews, a length of 750 Pik Stambouli y or 
cubits of Constantinople; and a breadth of 450; that is 
to say, 1563 feet 3 inches (French measure) in length, 
and 938 feet 3 inches in breadth. The new Temple is 
composed of a large court or enclosed square, the 
length of which is 1369 feet, and the breadth 845. 
The Temple may be entered by nine gates, of which 
the following are the names and positions; 
Beb el Mogarba, 
e Sensela, 
el Kataninn, J> to the west. 
el Hhadia, 
el Bessiri, 
el Guanime, at the north-west angle, 
— — el Aatimm, 
el Hhouata, 
es Sabat, 
to the north. 
The gates Sensela and Kataninn have each two 
arches. 
The east and south sides have no gates, and are shut 
in by walls of the city, which rise outside on the brink 
