Although in its narrowest sense, the Al-Aqsa indicates the silver-domed mosque on the southern side of the Temple Mount plaza, the term Al-Aqsa has often been used to refer to the entire area, including the mosque, along with the Dome of the Rock, the Gates of the Temple Mount, and the four minarets. al-Masjid al-Aqsa referred not only to the mosque, but to the entire sacred sanctuary, while Al-Jâmi‘ al-Aqṣá () referred to the specific site of the mosque. During the period of Ottoman rule (c. early 16th century to 1917) the wider compound began to also be referred to as al-Ḥaram ash-Sharīf (, the Noble Sanctuary),