The ZION GATES is located at the Old City of Jerusalem. This is one of the eight gates surrounding the old compound it was before the fortress of the Old City of Jerusalem. This gate connects the Jewish quarter, and the Armenian quarter and the Mount ZION. Which contains the sites that are sacred to the people of Israel, of course to the Judaism. And also we can add to the Christianity and to the Muslim people too. The ZION GATES are also known to be called ""Bab an - Nabi Dawud ( Arabic name) also a Prophet David Gate.. And this gate , it was constructed with the walls inclined, with an angle extremely pending to the front, with the intention of to stop any attack toward to inside the gate from their enemies. This gate are located south of the Old City, in front of Mount ZION and HEBRON. THIS GATE IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE KING DAVID'S GATE, because the place of the TOMB OF THE KING DAVID'S ARE LOCATED AT THE MOUNT ZION. You have another curiosity about this Gate. It was built in the year 1540, west of the location of the medieval Gate, which was a combination of the street if the Jews ( which were called the "CARDO). 6 . Towers were erected in the southern side of the wall and 4 of this towers constructed in the top of Mount ZION. The last restoration of this gate took place at the year of 2008, when the gate had a birthday , in that year it was celebrating her birthday of 468th celebration . Well and the gate is still a young Israel landmarks.