Bab Tuma

Bab Tuma
بَابُ تُومَا

Bab Tuma gate in the Old City of Damascus
33°30′48″N 36°18′54″E / 33.51333°N 36.31500°E / 33.51333; 36.31500
Location	Damascus, Syria
Type	Gate

Bab Tuma (Arabic: بَابُ تُومَا, romanized: Bāb Tūmā, meaning: "Gate of Thomas") is an area of the Old City of Damascus in Syria,^[1] and is also the name of one of the seven gates inside the historical walls of the city, which is a geographic landmark of Early Christianity. The gate was named by the Byzantines to commemorate Saint Thomas the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. The Romans first built the seven gates, and during their era, the gate was dedicated to Venus.^[1] The current gate was reconstructed by the Ayyubids in the 13th century.