Urfa Kapusı

The Urfa Kapusı (called in older times the Bâbü’r-Rum, or Roman Gate) was the western gate of the city.  It originally dates to the Byzantines in the 4th century .  There were originally three openings, according to the Byzantine style, with the largest center one for chariots; however only one (the northernmost) was open during the Ottoman period.  The Syriac Orthodox and perhaps others believed that the southernmost gate opened directly into the ʻEdtā d-Yaldat Ilaha Maryam, which extended to the walls.