On Monday, July 14, 2014, Blaine and I walked into the Old City to run some errands. As we were walking down Saladin Street, the Palestinian section just outside Damascus Gate, we found a walk way we hadn't gone on before. It turned out to be a Palestinian cemetery above the Skull of Golgotha next to the Garden Tomb. After the fact, we learned that only Muslims can go up there. That is where the cannon is shot each sunset of Ramadan signaling the end of the fast.
A view of the city wall near Damascus Gate. Notice the layers of the wall.
Overlook of the Old City
The cemetery had head stones and was poorly kept.
Ramadan lights decorate the Muslim Quarter.
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