Dung Gate

The Dung Gate, also known as Bab al-Maghariba, Mughrabi Gate, Moroccan Gate or Silwan Gate, is one of the Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It was built as a small postern gate in the 16th century by the Ottomans, first widened for vehicular traffic in 1952 by the and again in 1985 by the authorities.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 726 metres (2,382 feet)
  • Description: one of seven open Gates in Jerusalem’s Old City Walls
  • Address: Jerusalem
  • Also known as
    “Bāb al-Maghāriba”
    “Gate of the Moors”
    “Maghariba Gate”
    “Moor Gate”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dome of the Rock and Western Wall.
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque… is situated 200 metres northeast of Dung Gate.
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the… is situated 220 metres north of Dung Gate.
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The is an octagonal Islamic shrine… is situated 370 metres north of Dung Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Quarter and Old City.
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The is one of the four traditional quarters of the .
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The of Jerusalem is that part of …
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The is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of .

Dung Gate

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Latitude
31.77483° or 31° 46′ 29″ north
Longitude
35.23417° or 35° 14′ 3″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6FM+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29944308
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6957221
Wiki­data ID
Q204719

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Dung Gate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب المغاربة”
  • Arabic: “باب المغاربة‎‎”
  • Arabic: “باب المغاربه”
  • Arabic: “باب_المغاربة”
  • Arabic: “قصة باب المغاربة”
  • Basque: “Simaurraren Atea”
  • Chinese: “粪厂门”
  • Croatian: “Magrepska vrata”
  • Czech: “Hnojná brána”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب المغاربه”
  • Esperanto: “Sterka pordego”
  • French: “porte des Immondices”
  • French: “Porte des Immondices”
  • French: “porte des Maghrébins”
  • French: “Porte des Maghrébins”
  • German: “Dungtor”
  • German: “Misttor”
  • Greek: “Πύλη Κοπριάς (της Ιερουσαλήμ)”
  • Greek: “Πύλη Κοπριάς”
  • Hebrew: “שער האשפות”
  • Hungarian: “Szemét-kapu”
  • Indonesian: “Gerbang Dung”
  • Italian: “Porta del letame”
  • Italian: “Porta del Letame”
  • Japanese: “糞門”
  • Macedonian: “Мала порта”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Møkkaporten”
  • Norwegian: “Møkkaporten”
  • Persian: “دروازه مغاربه”
  • Polish: “Brama Gnojna”
  • Romanian: “Poarta de Gunoi”
  • Romanian: “Poarta Gunoaielor”
  • Romanian: “Poarta Maghariba”
  • Romanian: “Poarta Mughrabi”
  • Russian: “Мусорные ворота”
  • Slovenian: “Gnojna vrata”
  • Spanish: “Puerta del Estiercol”
  • Spanish: “Puerta del Estiércol”
  • Tamil: “குப்பைமேட்டு வாயில்”
  • Turkish: “Meğaribe Kapısı”
  • Ukrainian: “Сміттєві ворота”
  • Urdu: “باب مغاربہ”
  • Uzbek: “Goʻng darvozasi”
  • Western Panjabi: “لیندا گیٹ”
  • Yiddish: “שער האשפות”

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