Bab al-Saghir

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Damascus

Bab al-Saghir

Gates and Towers

Damascus’s smallest and most unadorned gate, later repurposed as an entrance to the Bab al-Saghir cemetery. It is believed to have been constructed atop an ancient Roman temple.

Special Details

Measures 3.73 m in height and 2.50 m in width; believed to be built over an ancient Roman temple, and possibly over an even older Aramean sanctuary. Byzantine era, 5th century AD.