Lions’ Gate

Lions' Gate, also St Stephen's Gate, is one of the seven open Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It leads into the of the Old City.
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  • Sally port
  • …lies at an elevation of 739 metres (2,425 feet)
  • Description: one of seven open Gates in Jerusalem’s Old City Walls
  • Also known as
    “Bāb al-Asbāṭ”
    “Saint Stephen’s Gate”
    “Stephen’s Gate”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pool of Bethesda and Dome of the Rock.
Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The is referred to in John's Gospel… is situated 110 metres northwest of Lions’ Gate.
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The is an octagonal Islamic shrine… is situated 350 metres southwest of Lions’ Gate.
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The Church of Saint Anne is a French church…

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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is the part of Jerusalem that belongs to the Palestinian territories.

Lions’ Gate

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Latitude
31.78085° or 31° 46′ 51″ north
Longitude
35.23692° or 35° 14′ 13″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6JP+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 288395731
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Geo­Names ID
6957225
Wiki­data ID
Q129278

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Lions’ Gate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب الأسباط”
  • Breton: “Porzh al Leoned”
  • Chinese: “狮子门”
  • Chinese: “獅子門”
  • Czech: “Lví brána”
  • Dutch: “Leeuwenpoort”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب الاسباط”
  • Estonian: “Ariel (judaism)”
  • Estonian: “Ariel”
  • Finnish: “Leijonaportti”
  • French: “Porte aux Lions”
  • French: “porte des Lions”
  • French: “Porte des Lions”
  • German: “Löwentor”
  • German: “Stephanstor”
  • Greek: “Πύλη των Λεόντων (της Ιερουσαλήμ)”
  • Greek: “Πύλη των Λεόντων”
  • Hebrew: “שער האריות”
  • Hindi: “सिंह द्वार”
  • Hungarian: “Oroszlán-kapu”
  • Indonesian: “Gerbang Domba”
  • Indonesian: “Pintu Gerbang Domba”
  • Italian: “Porta dei Leoni”
  • Japanese: “ライオン門”
  • Macedonian: “Лавовска порта”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Løveporten”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St Stefansporten”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Stefansporten”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Stefansporten”
  • Norwegian: “Løveporten”
  • Persian: “دروازه اسباط”
  • Persian: “دروازهٔ اسباط”
  • Polish: “Brama Lwów”
  • Polish: “Brama Świętego Szczepana”
  • Portuguese: “Portão do Leão”
  • Romanian: “Poarta „Sfântului Ștefan””
  • Romanian: “Poarta Leilor”
  • Romanian: “Poarta lui Ștefan”
  • Russian: “Львиные ворота”
  • Russian: “Львиные Ворота”
  • Slovenian: “Levja vrata”
  • Spanish: “Puerta de los Leones”
  • Swedish: “Lejonporten”
  • Tamil: “சிங்க வாயில்”
  • Turkish: “Aslanlı Kapı, Kudüs”
  • Ukrainian: “Левові ворота”
  • Urdu: “باب اسباط”
  • Western Panjabi: “شیرانوالا گیٹ”

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