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Gates · Western boundary, south of Cotton Gate

Chain Gate

باب السلسلة
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Chain Gate in the Al-Aqsa sanctuary
Western boundary, south of Cotton Gate
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Overview

A historic western gateway paired with the adjacent Tranquility Gate. [3]

Chain Gate forms the southern half of a paired gateway on the western boundary. The adjacent northern portal is Bab al-Sakina, the Tranquility Gate. [3]

Awqaf records Ayyubid renewal under al-Muazzam Isa. The gate stands below the Chain Gate Minaret and beside Al-Tankiziyya; the court formerly housed there helps explain the name al-Mahkama used in this area. [3][4]

Its two portals should be read together, while retaining their separate names. Neither is the Dome of the Chain, which stands on the raised platform farther east. [3]

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Tranquility Gate

باب السكينة

The northern portal paired with Chain Gate. Awqaf also records the name Bab al-Salam. It is represented here as a named component of the double gateway. [3]

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The gates: names, numbers and connectionsAl-Aqsa’s names, explainedDome of the Chain: a small building with open questions

Sources & provenance

References for this place, with links from the statements they support. Dates and religious traditions retain the attribution of their sources.

  1. 1
    Chain Gate (Jerusalem)

    Wikipedia · cited architectural bibliography

    Consulted 2026-09-14
  2. 2
    A Guide to Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Ash-Sharif

    PASSIA · Monument entries and map legend

    Consulted 2026-09-14

    Used for relative positions only. The product diagram is schematic, not a surveyed plan.

  3. 3
    باب السلسة

    Jerusalem Awqaf · monument record (Arabic) · Location, history, naming and architectural description

    Consulted 2026-10-13

    A custodial record. Religious associations are attributed; historical operating details are not current access information.

  4. 4
    المدرسة التنكزية

    Jerusalem Awqaf · monument record (Arabic) · Location, history, naming and architectural description

    Consulted 2026-10-13

    A custodial record. Religious associations are attributed; historical operating details are not current access information.

About this record

Relative positions remain illustrative, not surveyed coordinates.

The paired portal is searchable as a feature; it is not merged into an alias or counted as another full page.

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