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The gates are visible on most old maps of Jerusalem over the last 1,500 years. During different periods, the city walls followed different outlines and had a varying number of gates. During the era of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem (1099–1291), Jerusalem had four gates, one on each side.
Fountain of Qasim Pasha (background: the Fountain of Qaitbay) The Fountain of Qasim Pasha (Arabic: سبيل قاسم باشا, Turkish: Kasım Paşa Çeşmesi) is an ablution and drinking fountain (sebil or sabil) in the western esplanade of the al-Aqsa Compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. [1] It is in front of the Chain Gate. [2]
Gihon Spring (Hebrew: מעיין הגיחון) or Fountain of the Virgin, [1] also known as Saint Mary's Pool, [2] is a spring in the Kidron Valley. It was the main source of water for the Pool of Siloam in Jebus and the later City of David , the original site of Jerusalem .
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The cartography of Jerusalem prior to modern surveying techniques is focused only on the Old City, shown here.The expansion of the city from the mid-nineteenth century coincided with the production of the first modern map (see the Ordnance Survey map in the list below).
The Golden Gate was at first rebuilt and left open by Suleiman's architects, only to be walled up a short while later. The New Gate was opened in the wall surrounding the Christian Quarter during the 19th century. Two secondary gates were reopened in recent times on the southeastern side of the city walls as a result of archaeological work.
The fountain, with the Uthmaniyya Madrasa behind View from the southwest, 1919 Fountain of Qayt Bay ( Arabic : نافورة قايتباي ) or Sabil Qaitbay (Arabic: سبيل قايتباي ) is a domed public fountain ( sabil ) on the western esplanade of the al-Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem , [ 1 ] near the Madrasa al-Ashrafiyya .
City of David: 1000 BCE: Second Temple Period: 538 BCE–70 CE: Aelia Capitolina: 130–325 CE: Byzantine: 325–638 CE: Early Muslim: 638–1099: Crusader: 1099–1187