The Moroccan quarter of Jerusalem's Old City was located at the foot of the Western Wall and now serves as a plaza in front of one of Judaism's most sacred sites.
Virtual tourists and residents will soon be able to walk around the streets of the neighbourhood - half a decade after it was destroyed by Israeli authorities - through a 3D version of the city accessible through a mobile app.
Founded in 1187 by Saladin during the age of the Crusades, and once a place of settlement for Muslim pilgrims from North Africa, the Mughrabi quarter was demolished after Israeli forces captured east Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War.
Mughrabi Quarters destruction plan / Israel State Archives GL - 3847/4
Image credit: Israel State Archives GL - 3847/4
In January 2023, excavations...