Bab al-Amud

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Bab al-Amud is the Arabic name for Damascus Gate, one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its monumental Ottoman-era architecture and bustling surrounding marketplace.

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Bab al-Amud canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman architecture
city gate
historic site
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Damascus Gate
Nablus Gate
linked to: Damascus Gate

Sha'ar Shkhem
linked to: Sha'ar Shechem
faces north
hasArchitecturalStyle Ottoman
linked to: Ottoman period

medieval fortification
hasCoordinateLatitude 31.7833
hasCoordinateLongitude 35.2250
hasFeature bent entrance passage
central arched gateway
crenellated parapet
flanking towers
outer gate plaza
hasFunction city entrance
marketplace access
hasNameInArabic باب العامود
hasPredecessorStructure Aelia Capitolina northern gate
Roman gate
hasSecurityPresence Israeli police
linked to: Israel Police
isEntranceTo Christian Quarter
Muslim Quarter
isGatheringPlaceFor local residents
pilgrims
tourists
isHeritageSiteWithin UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
isMainEntranceTo Old City of Jerusalem
isSiteOf political tensions
public demonstrations
locatedIn Jerusalem
Jerusalem District
Levant
linked to: Levant region

Middle East
Old City of Jerusalem
material stone
nameMeaning Gate of the Column
nearbyFeature Roman pillar base
Roman plaza remains
partOf Jerusalem city walls
linked to: Walls of Jerusalem
rebuiltAroundYear 1537
rebuiltBy Suleiman the Magnificent
rebuiltInCentury 16th century
rebuiltInPeriod Ottoman Empire
significantFor Christianity
Islam
Judaism
surroundedBy bustling marketplace

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

Damascus Gate alsoKnownAs Bab al-Amud
Damascus Gate hasAlternativeName Bab al-Amud
subject linked to: Gate of the Column
Sha'ar Shechem hasArabicName Bab al-Amud