The name of one of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned four times by Nehemiah as having been broken down and burned during the Babylonian siege of the city, and of being repaired during his time of ministry in the city. Scholars have not found enough data to suggest with certainty where Dung Gate was situated.
One of seven gates into the modern Old City of Jerusalem is called Dung Gate, though it is almost certain that it had nothing to do with the OT gate. It is one of two providing access from the south, and opens directly to the Western Wall, which is the retaining wall of the Temple Mount on the other side of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The gate was originally a mere postern but was widened and opened to traffic only during the British Mandate.
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The modern Dung Gate. The Israeli security checks are visible just within.
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