Gates · Eastern boundary south of Bab al-Rahma
A historic eastern opening associated with funerary movement towards the neighboring cemetery. [1]
The Funerals Gate is a small historic opening in the eastern enclosure south of Bab al-Rahma. Its name records the movement of funeral processions towards the cemetery outside the wall. [1]
Awqaf proposes an Abbasid origin and describes traces visible from the cemetery side. The dating is an attribution, and the entry does not indicate a usable passage today. [1]
References for this place, with links from the statements they support. Dates and religious traditions retain the attribution of their sources.
Jerusalem Awqaf · monument record (Arabic) · Location, history, naming and architectural description
Consulted 2026-10-13A custodial record. Religious associations are attributed; historical operating details are not current access information.
PASSIA · Jerusalem Awqaf · Hashemite Fund · Printed pp. 54–65; map legend on PDF page 35
Consulted 2026-10-13Custodial guide from an Islamic perspective. Used for the baseline inventory and schematic relative positions; its access descriptions are historical, not live advice.
Relative positions are illustrative; this is a heritage atlas, not a walking route or live access map.
27Courtyards & arcades
Eight sets of arches mark the stairways around the raised terrace.
34Gates
A paired eastern gateway and prayer-hall complex, known as the Golden Gate in many English sources.
09Gates
The gateway linking the sanctuary’s western side with the covered Cotton Merchants’ Market.