The Gate of the Chain or Chain Gate (Arabic: باب السلسلة, romanized: Bāb as-Silsila; Hebrew: שער השלשלת, romanized: Sha'ar HaShalshelet) is one half of...
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site in the Old City of Jerusalem, also known as the al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf or Al-Aqsa, contains twelve gates. One of the gates, Bab as-Sarai, is currently...
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al-Zahabi, lit. 'Golden Gate') is the only eastern gate of the Temple Mount, and one of only two Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem that used to offer access...
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al-Maghariba, lit. 'Gate of the Maghrebis'), is one of the Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It was built as a small postern gate in the 16th century...
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'Gate of the Tribes'), also St Stephen's Gate, is one of the seven open Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It leads into the Muslim Quarter of the Old...
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The Huldah Gates (Hebrew: שערי חולדה, Sha'arei Hulda) were one of the Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem leading into the Jerusalem Temple compound in...
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The New Gate (Arabic: باب الجديد Bāb ij-Jdïd) (Hebrew: השער החדש HaSha'ar HeChadash) is the newest of the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It was built...
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The Damascus Gate is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side and connects to a highway...
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main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. The name Jaffa Gate is currently used for both the historical Ottoman gate from 1538, and for the wide gap...
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23432980302291Warren's Gate (Hebrew: שער וורן, romanized: Sha'ar Varen) is an ancient entrance into the Temple platform in Jerusalem. Located about 150 feet...
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Temple Mount (category Mountains of Jerusalem)
twin gates follow south of the Ablution Gate, the Tranquility Gate and the Gate of the Chain: Bab as-Salam / al-Sakina (Tranquility Gate / Gate of the...
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Gate"), is one of the seven historic Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. Zion Gate was built in July 1540, west of the location of the medieval gate,...
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Al-Aqsa (category Islam in Jerusalem)
Ablution Gate); western wall (central part) Two twin gates follow south of the Ablution Gate, the Tranquility Gate and the Gate of the Chain: Bab as-Salam...
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Department of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Jerusalem; PASSIA, Jerusalem. pp. 37–39. #78. the madrasa, 79. the gate, 80. the al-Rumi sebil, 81. the zawiya...
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Minarets of Al-Aqsa (redirect from Chain Gate Minaret)
the muezzins of mosques throughout Jerusalem to follow suit.[full citation needed] It is located next to the Chain Gate on the porches to the west of Masjid...
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According to the New Testament, the Beautiful Gate was one of the gates belonging to the Temple in Jerusalem prior to its destruction by the Romans in AD...
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Annunciation, Jerusalem Israel portal Palestine portal Bezetha Demographic history of Jerusalem Gates of the Temple Mount History of Jerusalem List of cities...
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The Temple in Jerusalem, or alternatively the Holy Temple (Hebrew: בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ, Modern: Bēt haMīqdaš, Tiberian: Bēṯ hamMīqdāš; Arabic: بيت المقدس...
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quarry site in Egypt Chain Gate (Jerusalem), Arabic Bab as-Silsila; western gate of Al-Aqsa compound. It gives its name to Chain Street, Tariq Bab as-Silsila...
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rosette which decorates the gate tower. This modest gate, which opens from a wall tower, is one of the newest gates of Jerusalem. At the time when Suleiman...
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Tower of David (redirect from The Citadel of Jerusalem)
citadel and contemporary museum, located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem. The citadel that stands today dates to the Mamluk and...
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Second Temple (redirect from Second Temple of Jerusalem)
Changers, when Jerusalem was packed with Jewish pilgrims who had come for Passover, perhaps numbering 300,000 to 400,000. Above the Huldah Gates, on top the...
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major restoration undertaken at the Dome of the Chain was commissioned by the Islamic waqf of Jerusalem in 1975–76. The tradition connecting the Dome with...
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Western Wall (category Historic sites in Jerusalem)
might seem to point to the Double Gate in the southern wall. In 1517, the Turkish Ottomans under Selim I conquered Jerusalem from the Mamluks who had held...
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esplanade of the al-Aqsa Compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is in front of the Chain Gate. It was also known as the Sabil an-Nāranj ("Sebil of...
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"Secret Passage". The Arch is located below the Street of the Chain leading to the Chain Gate of the Temple Mount. It connects to the Western Wall to the...
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The Jerusalem Waqf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department (Arabic: دائرة أوقاف القدس وشؤون المسجد الأقصى, romanized: Dā’irat Awqāf al-Quds wa Shu’ūn al-Masjid...
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Arab Souk (Old City) (category Economy of Jerusalem)
sellers. It connects foot traffic from the Jaffa Gate to the Street of the Chain and the Chain Gate of the Temple Mount. Though the merchants at the bazaar...
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Dome of the Rock (category Islam in Jerusalem)
through Cotton Merchants' Gate On a rainy day, with Dome of the Chain Dome of the Chain: ceiling Dome of the Rock from Dome of the Chain Exterior from N Exterior:...
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The siege of Jerusalem of 70 CE was the decisive event of the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE), in which the Roman army led by future emperor Titus besieged...
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