Dung Gate

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Dung Gate is one of the main historic entrances in the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, providing access to the area near the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
historic site
accessRoad Ma'ale HaShalom
adjacentTo Armenian Quarter
Jewish Quarter of the Old City
surface form: "Jewish Quarter"

Zion
surface form: "Mount Zion"

Silwan
Western Wall Plaza
alsoKnownAs Bab al-Maghariba
Dung Gate of Jerusalem
Bab al-Maghariba
surface form: "Moroccan Gate"

Sha'ar Ha'ashpot
constructionPeriod Ottoman period
controlledBy Jerusalem Municipality
hasCoordinateLatitude 31.775
hasCoordinateLongitude 35.234
hasFunction entrance to Old City
pedestrian access point
vehicular access point
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasTraffic bus access point
high pedestrian traffic
heritageDesignationOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: "Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls"
isOneOf main gates of the Old City of Jerusalem
locatedIn Israel
Jerusalem
Jerusalem District
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: "Old City of Jerusalem"
materialUsed stone
nameEtymology associated with refuse removal from the city (historical)
near City of David archaeological area
surface form: "City of David"

Mount of Olives
Temple Mount
numberOfMainGatesInOldCity 8
openingLeadsTo Western Wall Plaza security checkpoints
partOf walls of the Old City of Jerusalem
surface form: "Walls of Jerusalem"
providesAccessTo Jewish Quarter of the Old City
surface form: "Jewish Quarter"

Mughrabi Quarter
surface form: "Mughrabi Quarter area (historical)"

Western Wall
rebuiltBy Ottoman Empire
rebuiltIn 16th century
rebuiltUnder Suleiman the Magnificent
religiousSignificance Judaism
securityStatus heavily guarded entrance
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism

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