what are the other different names it has?
It was called as "Wailing Wall" in nineteenth century English Literature. The name "Mur des Lamentations" was used in French and "Klagemauer" in German. The Arabs referred to the wall as the al-Buraq Wall.
Western Wall
The name "Wailing Wall", and descriptions such as "wailing place", appeared regularly in English literature during the 19th century. The name "Mur des Lamentations" was used in French and "Klagemauer" in German. This term itself was a translation of the Arabic "el-Mabka", or "Place of Weeping", the traditional Arabic term for the wall. This description stemmed from the Jewish practice of coming to the site to mourn and bemoan the destruction of the Temple and the loss of national freedom it symbolized.
the distance between the western wall and the dome of the rock is approximately UNANSWERABLE what is the significance of this wall? It is the holiest place where Jews are permitted to pray and the Foundation Stone - the most sacred site in the Jewish faith - lies behind it. For Muslims, it constitutes the eastern border of "al-Haram al-Sharif", the Noble Sanctuary of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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Western Wall [SEP] Wailing Wall
The name "Wailing Wall", and descriptions such as "wailing place", appeared regularly in English literature during the 19th century. The name "Mur des Lamentations" was used in French and "Klagemauer" in German. This term itself was a translation of the Arabic "el-Mabka", or "Place of Weeping", the traditional Arabic term for the wall. This description stemmed from the Jewish practice of coming to the site to mourn and bemoan the destruction of the Temple and the loss of national freedom it symbolized.