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THE CITY GATES OF JERUSALEM

he gates of Jerusalem were built in the early 16th century by the Ottoman Sultan Sulayman the Magnificent into the existing city walls. Today, there are eight gates in total and apart from just one, the remainder still serve this holy city. Four of the gates of Jerusalem face the cardinal directions; the Damascus Gate to the north, the Golden Gate to the east, the Nabi Dawud Gate to the south, and the al-Khalil Gate to the west. The remaining gates are the Herods Gate, the Lion Gate, the Maghrabi Gate, and the New Gate.

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NAWA, SYRIA

NAWA, SYRIA

GRAVE OF IMAM NAWAWI RAGet Directions How to get here: The village of Nawa is approximately 100km south of Damascus...

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BUSRA AS-SHAM

BUSRA AS-SHAM

MUSJID MABRAK AN NAQAHMIHRAB OF THE MUSJIDGet Directions How to get here: It is situated 140km south of Damascus and...

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