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Jerusalem: Jaffa Gate (1899 photo)



Jerusalem: Jaffa Gate (photo: Bell Archive A023 NcU)


The Jaffa Gate, also called Bab el Khalil or Hebron Gate in Arabic, is the western gate of Jerusalem. In this photo by Gertrude Bell, taken in December 1899, the exterior of the gate is shown as a market center.

The Gertrude Bell photo archive is at Newcastle University in England.

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