Location of the Mosque in Relation to the Citadel and the Azem Palace
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Bab Sharqi (Arabic: بَابٌ شَرْقِيٌّ, romanized: Bāb Šarqī; "The Eastern Gate"), also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient city gates of Damascus, Syria. Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. The gate also gives its name to the Christian quarter surrounding it. The grand facade of the gate was reconstructed in the 1960s.[1]
In addition to being the only original Roman gate still standing, Bab Sharqi is also the only gate of the eight gates of the Ancient City of Damascus to preserve its original form as a triple passageway, with the large central passageway for caravans and wheel traffic and the two smaller ones flanking the large one for pedestrians.[2]
^Burns, Ross (2005). Damascus: A History. Routledge. pp. 55–56. ISBN 0-415-27105-3.
^Diana, Darke (2010). Syria. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 108. ISBN 9781841623146.
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