Bab Sharqi
The eastern gate
Old Damascus · Damascus30 minutes
Overview
The eastern gate of the old city and the surviving Roman gateway on the line of Straight Street, giving onto a quarter of churches, cafés and old houses.
Why visit
- Roman gate architecture in daily use
- Entry point to the Christian quarter
- Evening atmosphere
Historical layers
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Related places
Matched by proximity, category and historical era.
Nearby
- Bab Touma · 0.4 km
- Straight Street · 0.6 km
- Khan As'ad Pasha · 0.9 km
- Azm Palace · 1.0 km
- Umayyad Mosque · 1.1 km
- Old Damascus · 1.1 km
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