Bab as-Silsila

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Bab as-Silsila is one of the historic gates leading into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bab as-Silsila canonical 1
باب الزاهرة 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
gate
historic gate
accessControlledBy Israeli authorities
adjacentTo Western Wall Plaza
alsoKnownAs Bab al-Silsila
Chain Gate
associatedWith Al-Aqsa Mosque
Haram al-Sharif sanctity
country Israel
culturalSignificance part of historic urban fabric of Old City of Jerusalem
givesAccessTo Al-Aqsa Mosque
Dome of the Rock
surface form: Dome of the Rock platform
hasDirection western side of Haram al-Sharif
hasNameInArabic باب السلسلة
heritageContext Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
historicalEra Islamic period
locatedIn Al-Aqsa Mosque
surface form: Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

East Jerusalem
Temple Mount
surface form: Haram al-Sharif

Jerusalem
Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
surface form: Jerusalem Old City

Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem

Temple Mount
material stone
partOf Al-Aqsa Mosque compound gate system
primaryFunction entrance to sacred precinct
religiousSignificance Islam
usedBy Muslim worshippers
usedFor pedestrian entry

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chain Gate hasAlternativeName Bab as-Silsila
Bab az-Zahra hasNameInArabic Bab as-Silsila
this entity surface form: باب الزاهرة