The Damascus Gate is very close to where we live in East Jerusalem. It is located in the North Wall of the Old City and was referred to as "St. Stephen's Gate" up until the Crusader's gave that name to the Lion's Gate on the East Wall. It was called St. Stephen's Gate because Stephen was stoned to death near here because of his strong faith in Jesus Christ.
The "New Gate" was added to the Old City Wall just West of the Damascus Gate in 1889 to give easy access to the Christian Quarter.
The Jaffa Gate is in the West Wall of the city and is part of the wall that Suleyman the Magnificent added in the 1500's.
The Zion Gate is in the South Wall just West of the Dung Gate and was heavily damaged in the fighting in 1948.
The Dung Gate is in the South Wall just East of the Zion Gate. As you enter the city through this gate the Temple Mount and the Western Wall are on your right.
The walled shut Hulda Gate or Triple Gates are on the South Wall of Temple Mount. They are at the top of a wide staircase leading up from David's City. Jesus would have climbed these steps to enter the Temple Mount.
The Eastern Gate or Golden Gate is located in the East Wall and led directly up to the Temple.
The Lion Gate is located in the East Wall just North of the Golden Gate. This is the Gate that the Crusaders renamed "St. Stephen's Gate." This Gate is a short walk to the North Wall, Herod's Gate and the Damascus Gate. The traditional site of Stephen's stoning was the ancient rock quarries located near Herod's Gate.
Herod's Gate is located in the North Wall just East of the Damascus Gate. In between Herod's Gate and the Damascus Gate is an entryway to Zedekiah's Caverns under the ancient city of Jerusalem where Solomon and Herod cut stone for the first and second Temple. The rock quarries extended above ground across the street where the Garden Tomb is located.
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