Gates
- Total
- 17
Bab Al-Nathir
The second Gate of the western fence of Al-Aqsa Mosque on the north side after the Gate of the Guanma.
Bab Al-Hadid (Iron Gate)
From the south side of the iron Gate, attached to the Argonne school.
Al-Bab Al-Muzdawaj (the Double Gate) / Bab Al Nabi
Use the Gate as an entrance to the Umayyad palaces south of Al-Aqsa Mosque blessed to the yards of the…
Bab Al-Mufrad (The Single Gate)
Other names: (sole, the eye Gate).
Bab Al-Janae’iz (Funerals’ Gate)
It’s a closed Gate height 2.35 m and width 1.7 m, located at 15.8 m south of Bab al-Rahma (in the east), at…
Bab Al Tawba & Al Rahma
Graveyard on both sides of the Gate from the outside in the name of the cemetery of Al Rahma (including my…
Bab Al ASBAT
Restated with the construction of the minaret of the tribes of 778 AH_1367 AD.
Hettah Gate
According to the book of the Holy Jerusalem to the living Al-Danif, the entrance to the mosque in the period…
AlA’tm Gate (the Gate of Darkness)
Al-A’tm Gate has a rectangular entrance with a height of 4 meters. It’s west of the northern Hitta gate, 30…
Bab al-Ghwanma
It’s a small Gate, with a rectangular entrance, next to this Gate ends the western tunnel that runs along…
Bab al-Qattanin
The Supreme Islamic Council restored it after the earthquake in 1345 AH- 1927 AD, where it hit the western…
Bab al-Mat-harah
Due to the location of Bab al-Mutahhra closest to the Dome of the Rock (located in the middle of Al-Aqsa…
Bab Al-Selselah (The Chain Gate)
Other names for the gate are Dawood and Al-Jameel. It’s a rectangular gate with a height of 4.5 m, and is…
Bab Almagariba
The occupation authorities seized the key to this section and prevented Muslims from entering through it while…
Al-Bab Al-Thulathi (The Triple Gate) /The Gate of Mary’s Mihrab
These gates served the Islamic neighborhoods located south of the mosque where the gates were 3 times long…
The Old Hettah Gate
Other name: Barkly.
The Old Al-Sakinah Gate
Other names: (Warren, Bab Almaghara).
Common questions
How many Gates are in Al-Aqsa Mosque?
QudsInfo lists 17 Gates in Al-Aqsa Mosque, including Bab Al-Nathir, Bab Al-Hadid (Iron Gate), and Al-Bab Al-Muzdawaj (the Double Gate) / Bab Al Nabi.
What is the best-known of the Gates in Al-Aqsa Mosque?
Bab Al-Nathir: The second Gate of the western fence of Al-Aqsa Mosque on the north side after the Gate of the Guanma.
Bab Al-Nathir