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Bab al-Saghir

one of Damascus' old city gates with cemeteries on the left and right side of the street
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Bab al-Saghir

Summary

Bab al-Saghir is a city gate[1]. It draws 434 Wikipedia views per month (city_gate category, ranking #53 of 276).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bab al-Saghir is located in Damascus[3].
  • Bab al-Saghir is in the country of Syria[4].
  • Bab al-Saghir's instance of is recorded as city gate[5].
  • Bab al-Saghir's instance of is recorded as Ancient City of Damascus[6].
  • Bab al-Saghir's commissioned by is recorded as Nur ad-Din[7].
  • Bab al-Saghir is made of limestone[8].
  • Bab al-Saghir's Commons category is recorded as Bab Saghir[9].
  • Bab al-Saghir's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 33.50625, 'longitude': 36.306527777778}[10].
  • Bab al-Saghir's different from is recorded as Bab al-Saghir Cemetery[11].

Body

Material and Period

Bab al-Saghir is made of limestone[8].

Why It Matters

Bab al-Saghir draws 434 Wikipedia views per month (city_gate category, ranking #53 of 276).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Damascus Syria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Ibrohim tijani · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Instance of → city gate, Ancient City of Damascus
    Different from → Bab al-Saghir Cemetery
    Country → Syria
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P88]]: [[Q312973]]"
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