Bab Kisan

Bab Kisan is one of the seven ancient city-gates of , . The gate, which is now located in the southeastern part of the Old City, was named in memory of a slave who became famous during a conquest by the Caliph Mu'awiya.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapel of Saint Paul and Bab ash-Sharqi.

Church
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The is a church in , , located along Tarafa bin al-Abd Street near the former . The chapel, consecrated in 1939, includes some stones from the Bab Kisan, which is believed to be the site of St Paul's escape from Damascus by being lowered out of a window in a basket.

City gate
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Bab Sharqi, also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient of , . Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. is situated 380 metres northeast of Bab Kisan.

Church
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition, also known as The Olive Church or the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady, is the cathedral of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the city of , . is situated 240 metres north of Bab Kisan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damascus and Sarouja.

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is the capital and largest city of . A city of immense historical importance, was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Town
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is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.

Town
is a neighbourhood and municipality in , , south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456.

Bab Kisan

Latitude
33.50654° or 33° 30′ 24″ north
Longitude
36.31566° or 36° 18′ 56″ east
Open location code
8G5RG848+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 354573941
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q4119844
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bab Kisan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب كيسان”
  • Catalan: “Bab Kisan”
  • Chinese: “凯桑门”
  • Chinese: “凱桑門”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب كيسان”
  • French: “Bab Kisan”
  • French: “Bab kisane”
  • German: “Bab Kisan”
  • German: “Bab Zuhal”
  • Indonesian: “Bab Kisan”
  • Malay: “Bab Kisan”
  • Polish: “Bab Kisan”
  • Russian: “Баб Кисан”
  • Russian: “Баб-Кисан”
  • Turkish: “Kisan Kapısı”
  • Uzbek: “Bab Kisan”
  • Uzbek: “Bob Kisan”
  • Uzbek: “Kisan darvozasi”

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