What is the Western Wall?

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The Western Wall is one of the most iconic religious sites in the world. Tens of thousands of Jews travel there to pray. But what is the Western Wall?

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Sources:
Jodi Magness, "Archaeology of the Holy Land."

Estimated visitors/per year: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/750000-people-visit-Western-Wall-since-start-of-Passover-587868

Clashes with Women of the Wall:
https://religionnews.com/2019/10/30/womens-group-brings-torahs-to-western-wall-faces-backlash-from-conservatives/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-women-mass-at-kotel-for-standoff-with-feminist-group/

Clearing of the Moroccan Quarter:
Thomas Philip Abowd, "Colonial Jerusalem," p. 124-125

Kotel Heritage Foundation: https://english.thekotel.org/

Report on prayer note removal: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Notes-to-be-removed-from-Western-Wall-602558

Photo credits:
Thumbnail: Photograph attributed to Daniel Majewski. This photograph is used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Changes were not made to the photograph: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Western_Wall,_Jerusalem,_Shavuot.JPG

Women praying at the Wall: WikiCommons, Yochi Rappeport
Women at the Wall, WikiCommons, Britchi Mirela,

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