Dung Gate

Dung Gate in the 1940s, before it was enlarged (in 1952) Dung Gate 2008 The Dung Gate ( also known as Sha'ar Ha'ashpot, Gate of Silwan, Mograbi Gate , ) is one of the gates in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem . The gate is situated near the southeast corner of the old city, southwest of the Temple Mount . The gate is the closest to the Western Wall and is a main passage for vehicles. It was originally much smaller, but was enlarged in 1952, after the Old City came under Jordanian control in 1948. After its capture by Israel in 1967, architect Shlomo Aronson was commissioned to renovate this gate. Directly behind the gate lies the entrance to the Western Wall compound. At night, Egged city buses pass through the gate to the Western Wall bus stop, which lies just behind the gate; during the day, the buses stop on the road outside the gate, because the increased number of buses had cluttered up the bus stop inside the Old City walls.

Dung Gate in the 1940s, before it was enlarged (in 1952) The Dung Gate ( also known as, Sha'ar Ha'ashpot, Gate of Silwan, Moroccan Gate , ) is one of the gates in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem . The gate is situated near the southeast corner of the old city, southwest of the Temple Mount . The gate is the closest to the Western Wall and is a main passage for vehicles. It was originally much smaller, but was enlarged in 1952, after the Old City came under Jordanian control in 1948. After its capture by Israel in 1967, architect Shlomo Aronson was commissioned to renovate this gate. Directly behind the gate lies the entrance to the Western Wall compound.

Gate in Jerusalem's Old City Walls The Dung Gate ( Sha'ar Ha'ashpot ) or Mughrabi Gate ( Bab al-Maghariba ), or Silwan Gate (since medieval times) is one of the Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem . It was built as a small postern gate in the 16th century by the Ottomans , first widened for vehicular traffic in 1952 by the Jordanian , and again in 1985 by the Israeli authorities. The gate is situated near the southeast corner of the Old City, southwest of the Temple Mount . Directly behind the gate lies the entrance to the Western Wall Plaza . The Dung Gate is a main passage for vehicles coming out of the Old City and for buses headed to the Western Wall . Dung Gate (Bab al-Maghariba, or Moor Gate, because of its proximity to the quarter of the Maghreb Muslims) Jerusalem Municipality, Dung Gate [1] "Dung Gate Jerusalem" .

Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem The Dung Gate ( Sha'ar Ha'ashpot ), also known in Arabic as the Silwan Gate and Mughrabi Gate ( Bab al-Maghariba ), is one of the Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem . It was built as a small postern gate in the 16th century by the Ottomans , first widened for vehicular traffic in 1952 by the Jordanians , and again in 1985 by the Israeli authorities. The Dung Gate is a main passage for vehicles coming out of the Old City and for buses headed to the Western Wall . Dung Gate (Bab al-Maghariba, or Moor Gate, because of its proximity to the quarter of the Maghreb Muslims) Jerusalem Municipality, Dung Gate "Dung Gate Jerusalem" .