Gate of the Tribes
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Gate of the Tribes is a historic entrance in Jerusalem’s Old City, better known as the Lions’ Gate, which leads into the Muslim Quarter near the Temple Mount.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gate of the Tribes canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city gate
ⓘ
entrance ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accesses | eastern approach to the Old City ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bab al-Asbat
ⓘ
Gate of the Tribes of Israel ⓘ Lions' Gate ⓘ
surface form:
Lions’ Gate
Lions' Gate ⓘ
surface form:
Lion’s Gate
St. Stephen's Gate ⓘ
surface form:
St. Stephen’s Gate
|
| associatedWith |
Christian pilgrimage routes
ⓘ
Islamic tradition ⓘ Jewish tradition ⓘ Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem
|
| category |
Gates of Jerusalem
ⓘ
Historic sites in Jerusalem ⓘ Tourist attractions in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| faces | Mount of Olives ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | Bab al-Asbat ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
Lions' Gate
ⓘ
surface form:
Lions’ Gate
|
| hasFeature |
arched opening
ⓘ
fortified gate tower ⓘ relief carvings of lions on the facade ⓘ |
| hasFunction | entrance to the Old City from the east ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Lion Gate
ⓘ
surface form:
named Lions’ Gate after lion reliefs on the gate
named for the tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | within UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls ⓘ |
| leadsTo | Muslim Quarter ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Muslim Quarter ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Haram al-Sharif
Temple Mount ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | eastern wall of the Old City ⓘ |
| partOf |
walls of the Old City of Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
Walls of Jerusalem
|
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | access point to sites sacred to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to the Via Dolorosa
ⓘ
pedestrian entrance ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.