Damascus Gate (שער שכם, Sha'ar Shechem)

In the north of Jerusalem's Old City, the Damascus Gate, also known as Sha'ar Shechem, is a structure of Jerusalem's city fortifications. It is one of the largest gates of the walls.

Even during the time of Emperor Hadrian, a city gate stood at this location in the northern wall of what was then Aelia Capitolina. A Roman victory column erected at that time gave the gate its Arabic name "Column Gate" and was still visible on the Madaba Map from the 6th century. The current Damascus Gate was built between 1535 and 1538 as part of the renovation of Jerusalem's city walls under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

The Damascus Gate is located in Jerusalem, in the Jerusalem district in Israel, at an elevation of approximately 763 m above sea level.

The Damascus Gate serves as a pedestrian gate and is a hub between the Old City and the newer parts of Jerusalem.