Jerusalem Gates
During the era of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, there
were four gates to the Old City, one on each side. The current
walls, built by Suleiman the Magnificent, have a total of
eleven gates, but only seven are open. Until 1887, each gate
was closed before sunset and opened at sunrise. As indicated
by the chart below, these gates have been k...
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The New Gate (Arabic: باب الجديد Bab al-Jedid; Hebrew: השער
החדש HaSha'ar HeChadash) is the newest gate in Jerusalem's Old
City Walls, built in 1898 to provide direct access to the
Christian Quarter for the visit of the German Emperor William
II.
It is also called the Gate of Hammid after the Ottoman Sultan
Abdul Hamid II. The gate is locate...
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The Damascus Gate (also known as Shechem Gate or Nablus
Gate) (Hebrew: שער שכם, Sha'ar Shkhem, Arabic: باب العامود,
Bab-al-Amud, meaning Gate of the Column) is an important
gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. The modern gate was built
in 1542 by the Ottoman ruler Suleiman the Magnificent.
The original gate was presumably built in Second Temple...
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Herod's Gate (Hebrew: שער הפרחים Translit.: Sha'ar
HaPerachim Translated: Gate of the flowers, Arabic: باب
الساهرة) is a gate in the walls of the Old City of
Jerusalem. Its elevation is 755 meters above sea level. It
adjoins the Muslim Quarter, and is a short distance to the
east of the Damascus Gate. In proximity to the gate is an
Arab neig...
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The Lions' Gate (Hebrew: שער האריות, Arabic: باب الأسباط,
also St. Stephen's Gate or Sheep Gate) is located in the Old
City Walls of Jerusalem and is one of seven open Gates in
Jerusalem's Old City Walls.
Located in the east wall, the entrance marks the beginning
of the traditional Christian observance of the last walk of
Jesus from prison t...
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The Dung Gate (also known as Sha'ar Ha'ashpot, Gate of
Silwan, Mograbi Gate, Arabic: باب المغاربة) is one of the
gates in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem.
The gate is situated near the southeast corner of the old
city, southwest of the Temple Mount.
The gate is the closest to the Western Wall and is a main
passage for vehicles. It was o...
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Zion Gate (Hebrew: שער ציון, Shaar Zion, Arabic: باب النبي
داود, Bab an-Nabi Dawud) is one of eight gates in the walls
of the Old City of Jerusalem.
History --
Located in the south of the Old City, facing Mount Zion and
Hebron, the Zion Gate leads into the Armenian and Jewish
Quarters. Zion Gate is also known as David's Gate (Arabic:
Bab e...
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Jaffa Gate (Hebrew: שער יפו, Sha'ar Yafo; Arabic: باب الخليل, Bab el-Khalil, "Gate of the Friend"; also Arabic, Bab Mihrab Daud, "Gate
of the Prayer Niche of David"; also David's Gate) is a stone portal in the historic walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is one of
eight gates in Jerusalem's Old City walls.
Jaffa Gate is the only one of the O...
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