The New Gate

The New Gate (Arabic: Bab al-Jedid) is the most recently built gate in Jerusalem's Old City Walls built in 1887 to provide easier access to the Christian Quarter. It is also called the Gate of Hammid after the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The gate is located in the north-western part of the wall and faces north.

In 1948, during the Arab-Israeli war, when Jordan captured the East Jerusalem (which includes the Old City) it was sealed off. But reopened again in 1967 after Israel's capture of East Jerusalem during the Six-day war.

See also: Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls, City gate

External Links

• http://www.amyisrael.co.il/brijnet/aje/j3000/gates/new.htm
• Photo of the New Gate
• Photo of the New Gate
• Photo of the New Gate

This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it.