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ʿAbd al-Malik
The Dome of the Rock, built by ʿAbd al-Malik in the late 7th century ce, Jerusalem.
The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem was built by the Umayyad caliph ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwān in the late 7th century CE. An inscription within the structure identifies the year of its construction as AH 72, which corresponds to 691–692 CE; this date is generally considered to mark the completion of the monument.1