Bab Al Nazer Gate

Landmark Location:
On the west side.

Landmark Location relative to Dome of the rock:
At the West of Dome of the Rock.

Landmark History:
Old Gate, renewed in time of King Issa of Bani Ayoub in the 600.

Reason of the name:
Other names: (Bab Mikael, Bab al-Imbar, Bab al-Rabat al-Mansouri, Bab al-Majlis, Bab Al Nazer). -Bab al-Nazer: because he sits in it to consider the interests and meaning of the sight is the head of the mosques Aqsa and Brahimi, and buried outside the most famous sight of the mosque Ala al-Din al-Basir, who was watching in the time of Al Thaher Baybars and Mansur Qalawun. -Bab Al-Rabat Al-Mansouri: attributed to Al-Mansouri Gate next to the Gate. -The Gate of confinement: because it was converted into a prison in the Ottoman period and then became a residence for the African community who in the late Ottoman period, their ancestors became known as the guardians of the mosque. -Gate of the Council: Where is located above the school Almnjkia which was the seat of the Supreme Islamic Council, in the era of British occupation, before becoming the headquarters of the Islamic Al Awqaf Department in Jerusalem now. -Bab Alaeddin Al Busairi: The name of Bab al-Din al-Busairi was taken to the vicinity of Al-Din al-Busairi, which is located outside it in which the Mamluk Prince Alaeddin Al-Busairi (may God have mercy on him).

Details of the shape:
Large rectangular Gate with 4.5 m height.

Additional Information about the landmark:
-The second Gate of the western fence of Al-Aqsa Mosque on the north side after the Gate of the Guanma.
-It is one of the three Gates that the occupation allows to open during the Al Fajer and Al Eshaa prayers: Bab Hetta, Bab al- Nazer and Bab Salis.

Bab al- Nazer in the modern era:
-Bab al-Nader attended the first funeral of one of the martyrs of the third al-Aqsa massacre (Al-Aqsa Intifada) to pray on, in Al-Aqsa Mosque on 29/9/2000 AD,
the martyr (Osama Jeddah) / 20 year-old resident of the neighborhood of the African community outside it (the descendants of the African Mujahideen who came to liberate Jerusalem from the Crusaders, and lived near the Aqsa at this Gate).
-The Gate also exposed to several attempts by the Zionist occupiers to close it after many clashes with the warm people aand Jerusalem in general.

An Overview of the Landmark:
An- Nazer Gate has many names, including “Michael”, “Al-Habs”, “Ar-Ribat Al-Mansouri”, “Al-Majlis”, and “An- Nazer”. It’s a big rectangular gate, with a height of 4.5 meters. It’s the second gate in the Western wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque northwards, after Al-Ghawanma gate. It’s one of three gates that the occupation allows to be open during Al-Fajr and Al-Isha’a prayers. These three gates are Hitta, An- Nazer, and As-Silsila. It’s an old gate that was restored during the time of King Issa.

It has other names. It was called Bab al- Nazer because he sits in it to consider the interests and meaning of the sight is the head of the mosques Aqsa and Brahimi, and buried outside the most famous sight of the mosque Ala al-Din al-Basir, who was watching in the time of Al Thaher Baybars and Mansur Qalawun. Also, it was called Bab Al-Rabat Al-Mansouri; after Al-Mansouri Gate next to the Gate. Moreover, it was called the Gate of confinement (Al-Habs). This naming came from the fact that it was turned into a prison in the Ottoman period and then became a residence for the African community who in the late Ottoman period, their ancestors became known as the guardians of the mosque. Another name for An- Nazer Gate is Al-Majlis (the Council), since it is located above the school Almnjkia which was the seat of the Supreme Islamic Council, in the era of British occupation, before becoming the headquarters of the Islamic Al Awqaf Department in Jerusalem now. People also called it Bab Alaeddin Al Busairi. This naming was taken to the vicinity of Al-Din al-Busairi, which is located outside it in which the Mamluk Prince Alaeddin Al-Busairi (may God have mercy on him).

Bab al- Nazer  in the modern era:
Bab al-Nader attended the first funeral of one of the martyrs of the third al-Aqsa massacre (Al-Aqsa Intifada) to pray on, in Al-Aqsa Mosque on 29/9/2000 AD,
the martyr (Osama Jeddah) / 20 year-old resident of the neighborhood of the African community outside it (the descendants of the African Mujahideen who came to liberate Jerusalem from the Crusaders, and lived near the Aqsa at this Gate).
-The Gate also exposed to several attempts by the Zionist occupiers to close it after many clashes with the warm people and Jerusalem in general.