Back Dungtor German Πύλη Κοπριάς (Ιερουσαλήμ) Greek Sterka pordego Esperanto Puerta del Estiércol Spanish Simaurraren Atea Basque Porte des Maghrébins (remparts de Jérusalem) French שער האשפות HE Gerbang Dung ID Porta del Letame Italian 糞門 Japanese
| Dung Gate / Silwan Gate / Maghrabi Gate | |
|---|---|
 Dung Gate | |
  Location in Old Jerusalem | |
| General information | |
| Type | city gate |
| Town or city | Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | 31°46′29″N 35°14′2″E / 31.77472°N 35.23389°E |
| Construction started | 1537 |
| Completed | 1541 |
The Dung Gate (Hebrew: שער האשפות Sha'ar Ha'ashpot), also known in Arabic as the Silwan Gate[1] and Mughrabi Gate (Arabic: باب المغاربة, romanized: Bab al-Maghariba, lit. 'Gate of the Maghrebis'),[2][1] is one of the Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.[3] 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.[4] The Dung Gate is a main passage for vehicles coming out of the Old City and for buses headed to the Western Wall.
- ^ a b "Dung Gate". Jerusalem Municipality. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ Michael Avi-Yonah (1973). Jérusalem. Keter. p. 78. ISBN 9780706513257.
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". Shlomo Aronson Architects. Retrieved 18 June 2020.