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Bab Al-Saghīr Cemetery
''Bāb aṣ-Ṣaghīr'' ( ar, بَـاب الـصَّـغِـيْـر, "Small Gate"), also called ''Goristan-e-Ghariban'', may refer to one of the seven gates in the Old City of Damascus, and street in the modern city of Damascus, Syria. It has '' qubûr'' ( ar, قُـبُـوْر, graves) on either side of the road, and is located in the Dimashq Neighborhood, southwest of the Umayyad Mosque. History The ''bāb'' ( ar, بَـاب, gate) was initially built by the Arameans, then it was dedicated to Zeus during the Seleucid era. During the Roman era, the gate was dedicated to Jupiter. Cemetery ''Maqbarah al-Bāb aṣ-Ṣaghīr'' ( ar, مَـقْـبَـرَة الْـبَـاب الـصَّـغِـيْـر) is the ancient ''maqbarah'' ( ar, مَـقْـبَـرَة, cemetery) which is adjacent to the gate and a site of significant religious importance to the Muslims. See also * Holiest sites in Shia Islam * Jannatul Baqee * Jannatul Mualla * Religious significance of the Syria ...
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