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Crescent and six pointed Star in the old City of Jerusalem, Al Mihbash Restaurant, Nablus road 21. in Arabic this crescent emblem is called hilal. It refers to the new moon at the start and finish of the Ramadan. "The crescent moon began to appear, usually accompanied by a five or six-pointed star, in the first Islamic century as a symbol on coins and decorations". Source: 

A  CONCISE  ENCYCLOPEDIA of ISLAM, 2002 ISBN 1–85168–295–3
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Author zeevveez from Jerusalem, Israel
Camera location31° 47′ 06.18″ N, 35° 13′ 44.21″ E  Heading=270° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by zeevveez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/29001414@N00/6782135857. It was reviewed on 17 October 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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