Bab Almaghariba Gate
Landmark Location:
The last Gates of the mosque from the west.
Landmark Location relative to Dome of the rock:
Southwest Dome of the Rock.
Landmark History:
Rebuilt during the Mameluke period under the reign of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun in 713AH–1313 AD during the renovation of the gallery from the Gate of the chain to the Gate of the Moroccans.
Reason of the name:
-Called bab Almagariba attributed to Almagariba mosque of located at south of it and Almagariba neighborhood, which was leading where they were removed by the occupation forces in 1967 and converted to the arena of prayer for the Jews it was called the Wailing Square. -It is noteworthy that the Moroccan Muslims were famous for their extreme struggle with Salahaddin so he did by housing them on the western side of the mosque in order to re-Islamize the city, and then his best son Ali stopped Neighborhood of the Moroccan community and established a school known as the al Alafdalia school, but demolished with the neighborhood.
Builder Name:
This Gate built after the establishment of the Moroccan neighborhood with the liberation of Al-Salahi, where it dispensed with Bab al-Buraq, which closed.
Details of the shape:
-Introduced arched.
Additional Information about the landmark:
-The Gate and the danger of occupation:
The occupation authorities seized the key to this section and prevented Muslims from entering through it while it is open to foreign tourists, Jewish settlers and the Israeli occupation police to storm the mosque and attack them of the Almoravids.
-Outside the Gate of the Moroccan occupation authorities demolished the hill of Moroccans in 2012 in preparation for the construction of a bridge of cement or iron facilitates Israeli incursions and facilitates the entry of mechanisms to implement demolition plans Mosque and building the temple place of the Aqsa Mosque, God forbid.
An Overview of the Landmark:
It’s the nearest open gate to Al-Qibli Mosque.
The last Gates of the mosque from the west, southwest Dome of the Rock. It’s the nearest open gate to Al-Qibli Mosque. This gate was built with arched entrance, after establishing Al-Maghariba Quarter with Saladin’s liberation of the city. They did without Al-Buraq Gate and closed it. It was reconstructed in the Mamluk era, during the time of Sultan An-Nasir bin Qalawoun, in 1313 (713 A.H.), while restoring the gallery between As-Silsila and Al-Maghariba gates.
Bab Almagariba was named after Almagariba mosque, located south of it and Almagariba Quarter, which was leading where they were removed by the occupation forces in 1967 and converted to the arena of prayer for the Jews it was called the Wailing Square. It is noteworthy that the Moroccan Muslims were famous for being extremely strong soldiers fighting with Salahaddin, so he made them reside in the western side of the mosque in order to re-Islamize the city, and then his son Al-Afdal Ali made the quarter as Waqf for the Moroccan community and established a school known as the al Alafdalia school, but demolished with the quarter.
The Gate and the Threat of the Occupation:
The occupation authorities seized the key to this section and prevented Muslims from entering through it while it is open to foreign tourists, Jewish settlers and the Israeli occupation police to storm the mosque and attack them of the Murabiteen. Outside the Gate of the Moroccan occupation authorities demolished the hill of Moroccans in 2012 in preparation for the construction of a bridge of cement or iron facilitates Israeli incursions and facilitates the entry of mechanisms to implement demolition plans Mosque and building the temple place of the Aqsa Mosque, God forbid.
