Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel — The Middle East (West Asia)
Jaffa Gate / שער יפו
باب الخليل
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
1. Jaffa Gate Marker
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Jaffa Gate is the westernmost of the gates in the walls of Jerusalem. It is so named as the starting point of the road to Jaffa port. Its Arabic name, Bab al-Khalil, meaning “Hebron Gate,” indicates that the road to Hebron, the ancient city of the Patriarchs, also started there. An Arabic inscription in the gate structure commemorates its construction: “In the name of Allah, the merciful and the compassionate, our lord the great sultan, monarch of the Byzantines, Arabs and Persians, Suleyman son of Selim Khan, may Allah perpetuate his kingdom, commanded that this blessed wall be constructed. In the year 945 (in the Muslim – Hejira – calendar, that is, 1538 in the Gregorian calendar)
[Early photo of the Jaffa Gate]
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Erected by The Ramparts Walk.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Forts and Castles • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1538.
Location. 31° 46.592′ N, 35° 13.662′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Jaffa Road and David Street. Marker is on the Jaffa Gate where Jaffa Road becomes
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Jaffa Gate / שער יפו (a few steps from this marker); The Kishle (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line in Israel); Temporary prison where detained Jewish underground forces were questioned (about 120 meters away in Israel); Tomb Complex (about 180 meters away in Israel); Paving stones dating from the end of the Roman Period, 3rd-4th century C.E. (about 210 meters away); Periods of the City on a Section of Wall (about 240 meters away in Israel); Etched in Stone - The Wall Builders (about 240 meters away in Israel); Suleiman the Magnificent Wall (approx. 0.3 kilometers away in Israel). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.
Also see . . .
1. Bible Walks: the Jaffa Gate. (Submitted on July 21, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Jerusalem: the Old City. (Submitted on July 21, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. Via Dolorosa. (Submitted on July 21, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
4. YouTube: Church of the Holy Sepulchre. (Submitted on July 22, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2011
2. Jaffa Gate - the primary entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem
5. UNESCO World Heritage. Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (Site proposed by Jordan - 1982) (Submitted on July 22, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
6. Oriental Orthodoxy. (Submitted on July 24, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. "East Jerusalem"; Armenian Quarter; Christian Quarter; Jewish Quarter; Muslim Quarter; Ramparts Walk; Muristan; Calvary/Golgotha; Church of the Holy Sepulchre; Mosque of Omar; Via Delorosa; Judaism; Islam; Roman Catholicism; Greek Orthodoxy; Armenian Apostolic; Oriental Orthodoxy.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2011
3. Jaffa Gate: view from David Street, inside the Old City
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2011
4. A crowded marketplace in Muristan, a neighborhood in the Christian Quarter
East of Jaffa Gate, between David Street and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2011
5. Hijabs for sale in a marketplace dress shop
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2011
6. Old City merchants' warning to tourists
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2011
7. Signage for the Ramparts Walk near the Jaffa Gate marker displaying an outline map of the Old City
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2011
8. Station No. 5 on the Via Delorosa, where Jesus was helped by Simon of Cyrene en route to
The Cross on Calvary - the site now contained within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, northeast of the Jaffa Gate in the Christian Quarter.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2011
9. Pilgrims approach the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, navigating by the prominent minaret
of the Mosque of Omar - established after the 7th century Muslim victory in the Arab-Byzantine War and located adjacent to the church.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2011
10. Courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - "the holiest site in Christendom"
Northeast of the Jaffa Gate.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2011
11. The 13th Station of the Cross: within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Jesus is taken down from the Cross and His body is anointed on the "Stone of Unction" which, like His tomb (i.e. the 14th Station/the Holy Sepulchre itself) is preserved in the chapel below these mosaic illustrations in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, May 25, 2011
12. Images on the "Rotunda of the Anastasis" (i.e. the Resurrection), the dome above the Holy Sepulchre
Photographed By Wikipedia
13. Jaffa Gate and the Old City's medieval walls with the Citadel (the "Tower of David") at right
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,576 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 21, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on July 22, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
