Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel — The Middle East (West Asia)

Dung Gate

שער האשפות

— باب المغاربة —

Dung Gate Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

1. Dung Gate Marker

Inscription. The gate was originally a small wicket gate built by Suleiman the Magnificent. It is named after the gate mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah. Arabic: Bab al-Maghariba.

(Hebrew and Arabic text not transcribed)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.

Location. 31° 46.491′ N, 35° 14.047′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It is on Wadi Hilweh Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Wadi Hilweh St 37, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Porat Yosef Yeshiva (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hayei Olam (Eternal Life) Yeshiva (about 90 meters away); "to the place of trumpeting to..." (about 90 meters away); Remains of Jerusalem's main street from the Second Temple period (about 90 meters away); Western Springer of Robinson's Arch (about 120 meters away); The Lower Aqueduct (about 120 meters away); A Ritual Bath (about 120 meters away); "and you shall see and your heart shall rejoice and their bones like grass shall..." (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.

Also see . . . Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 6, 2023.)

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Dung Gate Marker (to the right of the arch) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 11, 2023

2. Dung Gate Marker (to the right of the arch)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.