Minarets · Western portico beside Chain Gate

Chain Gate Minaret

مئذنة باب السلسلة

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A square Mamluk tower adjoining the Chain Gate and Ashrafiyya area. [1]

This minaret rises above the Western Portico between the Ashrafiyya madrasa and Chain Gate. Its square shaft and balcony contrast with the round outline of the Asbat Minaret. [1]

Awqaf attributes the minaret to Emir Tankiz in 730 AH and records later repairs. The name Mahkama refers to the neighboring court in the Tankiziyya complex. The tower, gate and court have related names but remain separate architectural identities. [1]

Understand this place

Al-Aqsa’s four minarets Mamluk Al-Quds: schools, water and gateways

Sources & provenance

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

1
مأذنة باب السلسلة
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.
2
A Guide to Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Ash-Sharif (2015)
PASSIA · Jerusalem Awqaf · Hashemite Fund · Printed pp. 54–65; map legend on PDF page 35
Consulted 2026-10-13
Custodial guide from an Islamic perspective. Used for the baseline inventory and schematic relative positions; its access descriptions are historical, not live advice.

About this record

Relative positions are illustrative; this is a heritage atlas, not a walking route or live access map.

The Awqaf page gives inconsistent CE conversions for 730 AH and a later repair. The Hijri foundation year is retained; the contradictory repair conversion is not reproduced.