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Jaffa gate Jerusalem map

Map of Jaffa gate Jerusalem. Jaffa gate Jerusalem map (Israel) to print. Jaffa gate Jerusalem map (Israel) to download. One of Jeusalem city six original gates built by order of Suleiman the Magnificent, Jaffa Gate has an imposing entryway that bends at an abrupt right angle as you enter (a design feature to slow down charging enemies) as its shown in Jaffa gate Jerusalem map. The breach in the wall was made in 1898 to permit German Kaiser Wilhelm II to ride with full pomp into the city (Allenby entered by foot in 1917 to signify how different the British would be); these days taxis and tourists trundle in.

Map of Jaffa gate Jerusalem

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The Arabic name for the gate is Bab Al Khalil (Gate of the Friend), which refers to the holy city of Hebron (Al Khalil in Arabic) as its mentioned in Jaffa gate Jerusalem map. In Hebrew, the gate is called Sha’ar Yafo (Jaffa Gate) because this was the start of the old road to the port city of Jaffa. Just inside the gate is an inscription in Arabic declaring that there is no god but god and Abraham, essentially meaning that Jerusalem was open to Jews and Muslims alike. Looking at the gate from outside, one can see the embrasures, and other protective features which were integrated into the gate: a 90- degrees entrance, meant to slow down the movement of intruders who sought to penetrate the city, and massive doors which would be locked every night until the end of the 19th century.