Fortress
Dung Gate
🇵🇸 Palestine · 16th century
The Dung Gate (Hebrew: שער האשפות, romanized: Sha'ar Ha'ashpot), also known as Bab al-Maghariba (Arabic: باب المغاربة, romanized: Gate of the Maghrebis), Mughrabi Gate, Moroccan Gate or Silwan Gate, 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 Dung Gate is the main passage for vehicles coming out of the Old City and for buses headed to the Western Wall.
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Dung Gate ranks #898 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 10 mapped in Palestine. Founded 1537, it is older than 41% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 687 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Palestine compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Dung Gate?
Dung Gate stands in Palestine, at 31.77472°, 35.23389°.
When was Dung Gate built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1537. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Dung Gate?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #898 of 7,044 worldwide, and #6 in Palestine. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Dung Gate?
Zion Gate, about 1 km away.
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