Bab al-Faradis ( ar, بَابُ الْفَرَادِيسِ, Bāb al-Farādīs; "The Gate of the Paradise") or Bab al-Amara is one of the seven ancient city-gates of
Damascus,
Syria. The other name, Bab
Al-Amara Al-Amara ( ar, العمارة, al-‘Amārah), also known as al-Amarah Juwaniyyah ( ar, العمارة الجوانية, al-‘Amārah al-Juwwānīyah), is a prominent neighborhood in the old city of Damascus located a few meters away from The Gra ...
, refers to a name of a district in the old city where people in the 14th century would meet. During the Roman era, the gate was dedicated to
Mercury.
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Old Damascus Gates
Gates of Damascus
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