Bab Huta

Lane in Bab al-Huta

Map of the Muslim Quarter

Bab Ḥuṭa is a neighborhood in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem to the north of the Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount). It is named after the gate in the Haram compound which is Arabic for "Forgiveness Gate".

History[]

In the late 15th century, Mujir ad-Din described it as one of the largest quarters in Jerusalem.^[1] A census taken by the Ottoman authority registered only Muslims in the quarter.^[1] At the beginning of the 20th century, the quarter had boundaries defined as follows:

• North and East - the city walls between St Stephen's Gate and Herod's Gate.
• South - the north side of the Temple Mount.
• West - Zawiyat el-Hunud Street, 'Aqabet er-Rahibat, Bab el-Ghawanima Street.^[1]

Around the end of the 19th century, Jews were a majority of Jerusalem's population, and began to spread out of the Jewish Quarter into the Muslim Quarter, including Bab al-Huta.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics[]

The neighborhood is considered one of the poorest areas in the Old City. It is home to the Dom Romani community of the Old City, known in Arabic as al-Nawar, led by mukhtar Abed-Alhakim Mohammed Deeb Salim.^[2][3][4][5]

References[]

Coordinates: 31°46′55″N 35°14′07″E / 31.78194°N 35.23528°E / 31.78194; 35.23528