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Inspector's Gate

The Inspector's Gate (or the Council Gate, ) is one of the gates of the al-Aqsa Compound (). It is the second-northernmost gates in the compound's west wall, after the . It is north of the .

Names

It has two current Arabic names, both are in use:

  • the Inspector's Gate or Superintendent's Gate ( ): named after the Inspector of the Two Noble Sanctuaries, the [of Jerusalem and Hebron] – not to be confused with the Servant of the Two Noble Sanctuaries [of Mecca and Medina]. It was also translated, less precisely, as "Gate of the Watchman".
  • the Council Gate ( ): named after the Supreme Muslim Council.

Its obsolete names:

History

It was probably built on the same spot as the Umayyad-period Gate of al-Walīd. It was rebuilt in 1203, during the Ayyubid era. The gate was expanded in the Mamluk period, especially from the eastern side, during the time of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun.

Description

The gate consists of a high and wide entrance, held with a pointed stone knot, with two wooden supports supported by it, topped on the western side by a written copper strip. On the eastern side of the entrance, there is a square shape inside the hallway of the mosque, with open sides covered with a shallow dome, with three rows of muqarnas.

Environs

The southwestern part of the Muslim Quarter is west (outside) of the gate. The immediate neighborhood is home to a community of Afro-Palestinians. (Bāb an-Nāẓir Street) leads towards the gate.

In the compound's western wall, the gate is between (to its north) and the (to its south). In front of each school, there is a sebil. In front of al-Manjakiyya is the , aka or . (Note, however, Sabīl Bāb an-Nāẓir also refers to the outside of the compound, on .) In front of al-Wafā’iyya is the Mustafa Agha Sebil ().

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