Bab al-Jabiyah
Bab al-Jabiya is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. During the Roman era, the gate was dedicated to Mars. Bab al-Jabiya was the main entrance on the city's west side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Gate
- Description: ancient city gate of Damascus
- Also known as: “Bab al Jabiyah” and “Bāb al Jābiyah”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sinan Pasha Mosque and Umayyad Mosque.
Sinan Pasha Mosque
Mosque
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The Sinan Pasha Mosque is an early Ottoman-era mosque in Damascus, Syria, located along Suq Sinaniyya Street.
Umayyad Mosque
Mosque
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The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Umayyad Mosque is situated 560 metres northeast of Bab al-Jabiyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.
Damascus
Photo: علي الصمادي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. A city of immense historical importance, Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.
Sarouja
Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sarouja is a municipality of Damascus, Syria, due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.
Al Midan
Town
Al-Midan is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.
Bab al-Jabiyah
- Categories: city gate and Ancient City of Damascus
- Location: Damascus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bab al-Jabiyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب الجابية”
- Arabic: “باب الجابيه”
- Catalan: “Bab al-Jabiya”
- Chinese: “水槽门”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باب الجابية”
- Hebrew: “שער אל-ג’אביה”
- Indonesian: “Bab al-Jabiyah”
- Italian: “Bab al-Jabiyah”
- Japanese: “バーブ・アル＝ジャービーヤ”
- Malay: “Bab al-Jabiyah”
- Russian: “Баб-эль-Джабия”
- Serbian: “Баб ел Џабија”
- Spanish: “Bab al-Jabiyah”
- Uzbek: “Bob al-Jabiya”
- Vietnamese: “Bab al-Jabiyah”
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