Gates of Homs

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The Gates of Homs refer to gates of the city of Homs in central Syria. Historically under the Abbasid dynasty, the city had seven gates.^[1] They were the following:

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Bab al-Souq (Gate of the Market), thought to have been located on the southwestern corner of the al-Nouri Mosque.
Bab Tadmur (Gate of Palmyra) located on the northeastern side of the wall.
Bab al-Dirayb (or Bab al-Dayr) located on the eastern side of the wall.
Bab al-Sebaa (Gate of the Lions) located east of the citadel, and leads to the Old City.
Bab al-Turkman (Gate of the Turkmen) located on the northwestern corner of the citadel at a point where it intersects with the walls.
Bab al-Masdoud (Closed Door) located to the north of Bab al-Turkman.
Bab Hud (The Gate of Hud), named after the mausoleum of the prophet Hud, which lies just south of the gate.

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The Ottomans tore down most of the gates in the 19th century. Only three gates (Bab Tadmor, Bab Hud and Bab al-Dreib) and a small strip of the city walls remain intact.^[2]

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↑ Dumper (2007) p.173, Dumper, Michael; Stanley, Bruce E.; Abu-Lughod, Janet L. (2007). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-919-5.
↑ "Homs". HomsOnline. 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-26.

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[1] Dumper (2007) p.173, Dumper, Michael; Stanley, Bruce E.; Abu-Lughod, Janet L. (2007). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-919-5.

[2] "Homs". HomsOnline. 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-26.