New Gate

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The New Gate (Arabic: Bab al-Jedid; Hebrew: HaSha'ar HaChadash) is the newest gate in Jerusalem's Old City Walls, built in 1898 to provide direct access to the Christian Quarter for the visit of the German Emperor William II.

It is also called the Gate of Hammid after the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The gate is located in the northwestern part of the wall and faces north.

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

[edit] See also

• Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls
• City gate

[edit] External links

• The Gates
• Photo of the New Gate
• Photo of the New Gate
• New Gate is at coordinates 31°46′45″N 35°13′33″E / 31.779182553590203, 35.225805044174194 (New Gate)Coordinates: 31°46′45″N 35°13′33″E / 31.779182553590203, 35.225805044174194 (New Gate)

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