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| | Knights Templar |
 | | For Jews, Jerusalem is the focus of nationhood; for Christians, it is the place of Christ's death and resurrection, within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; and for Muslims, it is the goal of Muhammed's Night Journey, The Noble Rock, beneath The Dome of the Rock. |
 | | In 614 the Persians invaded Jerusalem, and the Christian population was massacred. |
 | | In 1187, Jerusalem was recaptured by the muslim Saladin, and the Christian forces retreated to a few Crusader forts along the Eastern edge of the Mediterranean. |
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