Bab al-Wastani

Bab al-Wastani
Arabic: باب الوسطاني
Baghdad, Iraq
The northern entrance of Bab al-Wastani from the arched wall
Site information
TypeDefensive line
ConditionPreserved
Site history
Built1121 (1121)
Built byCaliph al-Nasir
In use1121 (1121) to 1917 (1917)

Bab al-Wastani (Arabic: باب الوسطاني, lit. 'The Middle Gate'), also used to be known as Bab al-Dha'fariyya (Arabic: باب الظفرية, lit. 'Gate of the Nail') is the only surviving gate of Baghdad in Iraq. It's known for being situated near the Mausoleum of 'Umar al-Suhrawardi and the al-Wardiyya Cemetery. The gate was restored in the 20th century and now can be overlooked from the Muhammad al-Qassim Highway.

After World War I, the gate began to house several military museums.

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