Golden Gate

The Golden Gate or Gate of Mercy is the only eastern gate of the , and one of only two Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem that used to offer access into the city from the East side.
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  • Sally port
  • …lies at an elevation of 735 metres (2,411 feet)
  • …stands 15 metres (49 feet) tall
  • Description: architectural structure; Gate of ancient city wall of Jerusalem
  • Address: Jerusalem
  • Also known as
    “Bāb ar-Raḥma”
    “Gate of Mercy”
    “Gate of Repentance”
    “Scha’ar haRachamim”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dome of the Rock and Dome of the Rock.
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The is an octagonal Islamic shrine… is situated 200 metres southwest of Golden Gate.
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque… is situated 340 metres southwest of Golden Gate.
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the… is situated 350 metres southwest of Golden Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gethsemane and Muslim Quarter.
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is a garden as well as a courtyard at the…
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The is one of the four sectors of the ancient, walled .
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The of Jerusalem is that part of …

Golden Gate

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Latitude
31.77896° or 31° 46′ 44″ north
Longitude
35.23709° or 35° 14′ 14″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6HP+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 291836693
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Geo­Names ID
6957222
Wiki­data ID
Q1367167

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Golden Gate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الباب الذهبي”
  • Arabic: “باب الرحمة”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qızıl Qapı (Qüds)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qızıl Qapı”
  • Basque: “Urrezko Atea”
  • Breton: “Dor Alaouret”
  • Catalan: “Porta Daurada”
  • Chinese: “金門”
  • Chinese: “金门”
  • Croatian: “Zlatna vrata”
  • Czech: “Zlatá brána”
  • Dutch: “Gouden Poort”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب الرحمه”
  • Esperanto: “Ora Pordego”
  • Finnish: “Kultainen portti”
  • French: “porte dorée”
  • French: “Porte dorée”
  • Georgian: “ოქროს კარიბჭე”
  • German: “Bāb ar-Raḥma”
  • German: “Goldenes Tor”
  • German: “Scha’ar haRachamim”
  • German: “Tor des Erbarmens”
  • Greek: “Χρυσή Πύλη (της Ιερουσαλήμ)”
  • Greek: “Χρυσή Πύλη”
  • Hebrew: “באב א-דהריה”
  • Hebrew: “באב א-רחאמה”
  • Hebrew: “שער הרחמים”
  • Hungarian: “Arany kapu”
  • Indonesian: “Gerbang Emas”
  • Italian: “Porta d’Oro”
  • Japanese: “黄金門”
  • Korean: “황금문”
  • Macedonian: “Златна порта”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Den evige livs port”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Den gylne port”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Den gylne porten”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Den nydelige porten”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gullporten”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nådens port”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sha’ar Harachamim”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “The Golden Gate”
  • Norwegian: “Den gyldne porten”
  • Norwegian: “Den gylne porten”
  • Persian: “باب رحمت”
  • Polish: “Brama Złota w Jerozolimie”
  • Polish: “Brama Złota”
  • Portuguese: “Porta Dourada”
  • Portuguese: “Portão de Ouro”
  • Romanian: “Poarta „de Aur””
  • Romanian: “Poarta de Aur”
  • Russian: “Золотые ворота”
  • Russian: “Золотые Врата”
  • Slovak: “Zlatá brána (Jeruzalem)”
  • Slovak: “Zlatá brána”
  • Slovenian: “Vrata milosti”
  • Slovenian: “Zlata vrata”
  • Spanish: “Puerta Dorada”
  • Swedish: “Den gyllene porten”
  • Swedish: “Den vackra porten”
  • Swedish: “Det eviga livets port”
  • Swedish: “Eviga livets port”
  • Swedish: “Gamla Jerusalems port”
  • Swedish: “Guldporten”
  • Swedish: “Gyllene porten, Jerusalem”
  • Swedish: “Gyllene porten”
  • Swedish: “Nådeporten”
  • Swedish: “Vackra porten”
  • Tamil: “தங்க வாயில்”
  • Turkish: “Altın Kapı (Kudüs)”
  • Turkish: “Altın Kapı”
  • Ukrainian: “Золоті ворота”
  • Urdu: “باب رحمت”
  • Vietnamese: “Cổng Vàng”

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