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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.
Bab al-Jabiya was the main entrance on the city's west side. The gate opens on Medhat Pasha Souq , which is the modern western half of the Street Called Straight , the Roman east-west artery ( decumanus ), which still connects it to Bab Sharqi (the Roman " Gate of the Sun "). [ 2 ]
Bab al-Sheikh (Arabic: باب الشيخ, romanized: The Gate of the Sheikh) is an old neighborhood in the Rusafa side of Baghdad, Iraq. It is notable for being the location of the mausoleum of Sufi Sheikh Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani, founder of the Qadiriyya Order. The area is located in Bab al-Sharqi and next to al-Khilani Square.
[3] [4] In medieval times, Bab as-Saghir was the main southern entrance into Damascus. It was refortified by General Nūr al-Dīn at around 1156 BCE (550 in Islamic years) and then later by the Ayyūbid sultans. [5] Bab as-Saghir was constructed out of mud bricks, causing it to be the weakest entrance to the city.
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The north of Bataween lies Bab al-Sharqi area, which became a stronghold for the Mahdi Army, during insurgency against the coalition forces and civil war between religious factions from 2006 to 2008. [5] The second area is the closest to “Al-Firdos Square” and “Kahramana Square,” Al-Hasnawi adds.