The Umrah Gate (باب العمرة), named after the lesser ritual visitation or pilgrimage to Mecca, is one of the largest gates of the Masjid al-Haram. It is located directly to the west of Ka'ba, on the north-western corner of the Mataf area. Bab al-Umrah is one of the five main entrances into the old compound of Masjid al-Haram.
circa 100 CE
The Umrah Gate was renovated circa 2018/19 CE during the King Abdullah Expansion. The previous gate, built during the second Saudi expansion was demolished and re-built on the same design of bab al-Malik. The Ka'bah, located to the east, is directly visible from this gate.
Historically the Bab al-Umrah used to have two minarets over it, but after the recent reconstruction not only the architecture has been significantly altered; no minarets have been added to the gate.
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