Bab Kisan

The gate, which is now located in the southeastern part of the Old City, was named in memory of a slave who became famous during a conquest by the Caliph Mu'awiya.

[1] According to the Bible, Paul settled in Damascus after having claimed (Acts 9:1–9) to have witnessed a vision where Jesus was on a road to the city.

1:17;20), he was forced to flee the city under the cover of night (Acts 9:23;25; 2 Cor.

He was lowered down from a window in the wall, down into a basket, and with the help of his Christian disciples, he made his escape at night and fled towards Jerusalem.

Paul recounts in the Bible that it was through a window that he escaped from a certain death (2 Cor 11,32-33).