Sha'ar Yafo

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Sha'ar Yafo is the Hebrew name for Jaffa Gate, one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City.

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Sha'ar Yafo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
historic site
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Citadel of Jerusalem
Tower of David
builtDuring Ottoman period
connectsTo Christian Quarter Road
Jaffa Road
constructedUnder Suleiman the Magnificent
constructionCentury 16th century
controlledBy Jerusalem Municipality
surface form: Jerusalem Municipality (modern era)
hasAlternativeName Jaffa Gate NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
hasCulturalSignificance symbolic western gateway to Jerusalem
hasDirection western entrance to the Old City
hasFeature breached opening in wall for modern traffic
hasFunction city entrance
pedestrian passage
hasGateNumber one of eight main gates of the Old City
hasNameInLanguage Hebrew
hasNearbyLandmark David Street Market
Mamilla neighborhood
hasReligiousSignificance access point to Christian holy sites in Old City
hasSignificance important commercial entrance historically
main access point to Old City for visitors
HebrewNameOf Jaffa Gate NERFINISHED
historicallyLedTo Jaffa
Mediterranean coast
isSubjectOf historical studies of Jerusalem
tourist guidebooks
languageScript Hebrew alphabet
literalMeaning Gate of Jaffa NERFINISHED
locatedIn Israel
Jerusalem
Jerusalem District
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
materialUsed Jerusalem stone
namedAfter Jaffa
nearQuarter Armenian Quarter
Christian Quarter
oneOfMainGatesOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
partOf Walls of Jerusalem
transliteration Sha'ar Yafo self-link
usedBy local residents
pedestrians
tourists

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Jaffa Gate alternativeName Sha'ar Yafo
Sha'ar Yafo transliteration Sha'ar Yafo self-link