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The Damascus Gate (also known as Shechem Gate or Nablus Gate; Bab-al-Amud, 'Gate of Columns') is an important gate in the walls of the old city of Jerusalem. It was built in 1542 by the late Ottoman ruler Suleiman the Magnificent. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 655 KB) Photo of Damascus Gate taken by me, 8 May 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 655 KB) Photo of Damascus Gate taken by me, 8 May 2005. ... Jerusalems Old-City walls and Tower of David Jerusalem Old-City by night Jerusalems Old City Walls encompass an area of barely 1 kmÂ². They were built in the 16th century (1535-1538) by the Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Turks after they had been razed... Hebrew ×™Ö°×¨×•Ö¼×©Ö¸××œÖ·×™Ö´× (Yerushalayim) (Standard) Yerushalayim or Yerushalaim Arabic commonly Ø§Ù„Ù‚Ù€ÙØ¯Ù’Ø³ (Al-Quds); officially in Israel Ø£ÙˆØ±Ø´Ù„ÙŠÙ… Ø§Ù„Ù‚Ø¯Ø³ (Urshalim-Al-Quds) Name Meaning Hebrew: (see below), Arabic: The Holiness Government City District Jerusalem Population 724,000 (2006) Jurisdiction 123,000 dunams (123 kmÂ²) Mayor Uri Lupolianski Web Address www. ... Motto: Ø¯ÙˆÙ„Øª Ø§Ø¨Ø¯ Ù…Ø¯Øª Devlet-i Ebed-mÃ¼ddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital SÃ¶ÄŸÃ¼t (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans - 1281â€“1326 Osman I - 1918â€“1922 Mehmed VI... Suleiman I (Ottoman:Ø³Ù„ÙŠÙ…Ø§Ù† SulaymÄn, Turkish: SÃ¼leyman; the long name is Kanuni Sultan SÃ¼leyman in Turkish) (November 6, 1494 â€“ September 5/6, 1566), was the tenth Sultan from the House of Osman of the Ottoman Empire, and its longest-serving, reigning from 1520 to 1566. ...

The gate has two towers each equipped with machicolations. It is located at the start of the Arab bazaar and marketplace. In contrast to the Jaffa Gate, where the stairs rise towards the gate, in the Damascus Gate, the stairs descend towards the gate. In 1972, right-wing activist Rabbi Meir Kahane proposed that mezuzot be attached to the gate, to secure the Jewish claim to the gate. After repeated protests from the Arab residents, the Israeli government refused to consider Kahane's proposal. Today, only three of the Old City's gates have mezuzot attached. Parapets at Newark Castle, Inverclyde, Scotland, supported on decorative machicolation. ... The Jaffa Gate The Jaffa Gate is a stone portal in the historic walls of Jerusalems Old City; it is one of eight gates in Jerusalems Old City walls. ... Rabbi Meir Kahane. ... Mezuzah (IPA: ) (Heb. ...

While the proper English name of the gate is 'Damascus Gate', in Hebrew it is called Sha`ar Shechem, meaning 'Shechem [Nablus] Gate'. Israeli media therefore frequently refer to the gate as 'Shechem [Nablus] Gate' in English-language publications as well. [1] The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Hebrew redirects here. ...

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edit	Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls
Damascus Gate \| The Dung Gate \| The Golden Gate \| Herod’s Gate\| The Jaffa Gate \| The Lions' Gate \| The New Gate \| The Zion Gate There are eight (nine) gates in Jerusalems Old City Walls. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: wikispam If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... The Golden Gate or Shaar Harachamim This article is about purple flying monkeys. ... The Jaffa Gate The Jaffa Gate is a stone portal in the historic walls of Jerusalems Old City; it is one of eight gates in Jerusalems Old City walls. ... The Lions Gate, Jerusalem - Old City The Lions Gate is located in the Old City Walls of Jerusalem and is one of seven Gates in Jerusalems Old City Walls. ... The New Gate (Arabic: Bab al-Jedid) is the most recently built gate in Jerusalems Old City Walls built in 1887 to provide easier access to the Christian Quarter. ... Zion Gate The Zion Gate (Hebrew: â€Ž, Shaar Zion) is one of eight gates built into the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. ...

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Old City Gates (BiblePlaces.com) (716 words)
	Called the Shechem Gate by the Jews, the Arabs remember this gate as the "Gate of the Column" because of the tall pillar that stood in this gate's plaza during the Roman and Byzantine period.
	The Jaffa Gate and Tower of David Square (The Jerusalem Mosaic) Highlights Jaffa Gate in the Crusader Period.
	Damascus Gate (The Jerusalem Mosaic) Spotlight on Damascus Gate in the Roman-Byzantine period.

Damascus Gate (Life in the Holy Land) (494 words)
	Flanking the gate are two towers built with stones taken from the ancient walls, and perhaps resting on the foundations of the older walls of the city.
	The Damascus gate (the Bab El Amud) is by far the handsomest and most striking of the five entrances into Jerusalem.
	According to the inscription, it was built, or at least restored, by Soliman in the year 944 of the Hegira (beginning June 10, 1537), and is a fine example of the architecture of the sixteenth century.

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