Herod's Gate is a gate in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. It adjoins the Muslim Quarter, and is a short distance to the east of the Damascus Gate. In proximity to the gate is an Arab neighborhood called Bab a-Zahara, a variation of the Arabic name for the gate. The Arabic name, bab al-Zahra, derived from the 'even ground' north of it, "as-Saahira." It has nothing to do with flowers, and thus the Hebrew translation of "Sha'ar ha-prakhim" seems to be a misnomer
