Damascus

Bab Tuma (Gate of Thomas)

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On screen
Bab Tuma, the gate Altaïr enters by (Tamir memory)
Where
Damascus, Syria
Type of site
Monument you pass.
Time & access
15 minutes.
Nearest location
Old City of Damascus.

In the game

Named correctly, but its game design borrows from the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem.

The place today

Standing; busy Christian-quarter landmark.

What to look out for

  • The reused Roman stones
  • the busy square at the gate's mouth

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