Sentence examples for holy area from inspiring English sources
The firm's initial bid claimed that the project would create "a new protective rim" around the mosque, and "avoid a rampant disorganized skyline around the holy area".
Translated from its original Greek, Temenos means a piece of sacred land assigned as a place of sanctuary or the holy area surrounding a temple.
At its heart, the plan reportedly proposes a kind of split-level sovereignty for the contested holy area in Jerusalem that is known as the Temple Mount to Jews and as the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims.
Access to the sanctuary is often hidden by grills or screens: the veil of the Jewish Temple in ancient Jerusalem, which separated the holy area (or hekhal) from the Holy of Holies (or devir); or the Eastern Orthodox iconostasis (image screen), which hides the chancel from the view of the faithful except on certain ritual occasions when it is opened to them.
Mowaffak Rubaie, a Shiite member of the Governing Council, said his preference was to split Iraq into five states: the Baghdad area; the Kurdish region; the largely Sunni Arab northwest; the Shiite holy area that includes the cities of Najaf and Karbala; and the far south, where the culture is rooted in the nomadic traditions of the Arabian peninsula.
Pilgrims must stay in the Holy Area (Arafat) for one day as part of Hajj rituals.
Temples or churches serve as places of worship and as shelters for the images, relics, and holy areas of the cult.
On Friday, tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Beirut and Bahrain against the American presence in the Shiite holy areas.
Though the Americans say they are determined to destroy Mr. Sadr's forces, they have been cautious about bringing the war to the holy areas here and in Najaf.
Farther from the break some modest rebuilding has begun, particularly in the historic Holy Cross area along the riverfront.Early on there were conflicting signals about the future of the Lower Ninth.
Global Green, an organization that teamed up with Brad Pitt, is piloting a "green community" in the Holy Cross area of the Lower Ninth Ward, home to some of the city's poorest inhabitants.
