Historical Entity
Bab al-Saghir
Old City
Bab al-Saghir, the Small Gate, is the southern gate of the Old City and gives access to the Bab al-Saghir Cemetery, which contains tombs of several Companions of the Prophet and early Islamic figures.
Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab_al-Saghir_Cemetery), accessed 2026-08; credibility: 4.
Established
1st century CE
Original function
Southern city gate and burial ground
Current function
Historic cemetery and religious site
Significance
Important early Islamic cemetery at the southern gate, holding tombs of several Sahaba.