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Damascus Gate is one of the main entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem. The gate was built in 1537 under the rule of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.Beneath the current gate, the remains of an earlier gate can be seen, dating back to at least the time of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century CE.It is located at the edge of the Arab bazaar and marketplace. |
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