''Bāb aṣ-Ṣaghīr'' ( ar, بَـاب الـصَّـغِـيْـر, "Small Gate"), also called ''Goristan-e-Ghariban'', may refer to one of the seven gates in the

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, and street in the modern city of

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. It has '' qubûr'' ( ar, قُـبُـوْر,

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s) on either side of the road, and is located in the Dimashq Neighborhood, southwest of the

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History

The ''bāb'' ( ar, بَـاب, gate) was initially built by the

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, then it was dedicated to

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during the

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era. During the Roman era, the gate was dedicated to

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Cemetery

''Maqbarah al-Bāb aṣ-Ṣaghīr'' ( ar, مَـقْـبَـرَة الْـبَـاب الـصَّـغِـيْـر) is the ancient ''maqbarah'' ( ar, مَـقْـبَـرَة,

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

) which is adjacent to the gate and a site of significant religious importance to the Muslims.

References

External links

TripAdvisor: Photo: "The Ahl-e-Bait cemetery, also called Bab-al-Saghir"

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History

Cemetery

See also

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