'The Middle Gate'), also used to be known as Bab al-Dha'fariyya (Arabic: باب الظفرية, lit.

[3] During the late Abbasid Era, the 28th Caliph, al-Mustazhir (r. 1094–1118 CE), built a new wall around the eastern side of Baghdad to protect it from invading armies and Bedouin raids.

During the late Abbasid era, some neighborhoods became associated with the walls and gates due to being surrounded by fortifications to separate them from fields and agricultural land.

The gate is located in the back of the Abbasid mausoleum of Muslim scholar Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi.

The western part of the tower contains another door leading to a much wider vault surrounded by two straight walls.