Bab al-Faradis

Old City of Damascus
Damascus Citadel Umayyad Mosque Azem Palace
Location of the Mosque in Relation to the Citadel and the Azem Palace
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Bab al-Faradis (Arabic: بَابُ الْفَرَادِيسِ, romanized: Bāb al-Farādīs; "The Gate of the Paradises") or Bab al-Amara is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. The other name, Bab Al-Amara, 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.^[1]