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• Which gate is first mentioned by name in the book of Nehemiah?
  Sha'ar Ha'ashpot Sha'ar Zion Sha'ar Yafo

• Which gate was closed between 1948 and 1967?
  Sha'ar Shechem Sha'ar Hahadash Sha'ar Haprachim

• Porta Davidi is another name for which gate?
  Sha'ar Shechem Sha'ar Yafo Sha'ar Haprachim

• Which direction does Sha'ar Harahamim face?
  North South East

• Which gate has the symbol of Jerusalem carved into the wall on both sides of the gate? Lion's Gate New Gate Dung Gate

• How did Sha'ar Haprahim get its name?
  The Messiah would go up to jerusalem through it?
  Floral design engraved on its facade
  It is the entrance to the Shuk

• Which gate is also called Gate to the Jewish Quarter?
  Sha'ar Shechem Sha'ar Harachamim Sha'ar Tzion

• Why was Sha'ar Hahadash built?
  to make access easier for people living outside the walls
  to provide water to Jerusalem
  the other one was destroy in the war of independence

• Which direction does Sha'ar Ha'ashpot face?
  North South East

• Which gate was used as the spot from which the Romans measured distances from Jerusalem?
  Sha'ar Shechem Sha'ar Harachamim Sha'ar Haartaaiot

• Which direction does Sha'ar Yaffo face?
  North West East

• In what way is Sha'ar Harahamim different from all the other gates?
  It is a double L shape
  It is made from brick
  It is sealed

• Which is the only open gate on the east wall of the Old City?
  Lion's Gate Golden Gate Zion Gate

• What is another name for Sha'ar Haprahim?
  Lion's Gate Herod's Gate Flower Gate

• Which direction does Sha'ar Shechem face?
  North West East

• Which gate is the entrance closest to the Kotel?
  Sha'ar Shechem Sha'ar Harachamim Sha'ar Ha'ashpot

• Which gate stands on Har Tzion?
  Sha'ar Tzion Sha'ar Harachamim Sha'ar Yafo

• When was Sha'ar Hahadash built?
  1948 1887 1456

• Which gate was built as a double L?
  Sha'ar Shechem Sha'ar Haprachim Sha'ar Ha'ashpot

• Which gate was used as an 'arch of triumph' by General Allenby in 1917?
  Sha'ar Tzion Sha'ar Hachadash Sha'ar Yafo

• Which is the oldest of all the gates into the Old City?
  Sha'ar Tzion Sha'ar Harachamim Sha'ar Haartaaiot

• Through which gate did Israeli paratroops enter the Old City during the Six Day War in 1967?
  Lion's Gate Herod's Gate Jaffa Gate

• Which direction does Sha'ar Haprahim face?
  West North South

• When was Sha'ar Tzion built and who built it?
  1887; King Herod 1948; Ben Gurion 1540; Sultan Suleiman