Jerusalem’s Gates #5 – New Gate Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 9/25/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is part of the Jerusalem’s Gates Series. Collect the numbers for the coordinates of the final cache along the way. You can find the numbers on the outside of the lids of each cache container and on the logbooks.
You are looking for a 35 mm film canister. There are a lot of muggles around therefore
MAXIMUM STEALTH IS REQUIRED.
This is a log-only cache, please do not leave anything in the cache container. Bring your own pen to sign the logbook.

The magnificent walls of Jerusalem's Old City were built by the Ottoman Empire under the direct supervision of Sultan Suleiman in 1542. The walls stretch for approximately 4.5 kilometres (2.8 miles) and rise to a height of 5–15 metres (16–49 feet), with a thickness of 3 metres (10 feet). Altogether, the Old City walls contain 43 surveillance towers and 12 gates, eight of which are presently open.

The New Gate (Hebrew: (HaSha'ar HeHadash, Arabic: Bab el-Jadid) is the newest gate in Jerusalem's Old City Walls, built in 1898. The Ottomans built the present walls of Jerusalem in 1540. Only 350 years later, after requests by the French ambassador in Turkey, the Sultan Abed El-Chamid allowed to open another gate in the walls. The gate was built to provide direct access to the Christian Quarter for the visit of the German Emperor William II.
It is also called the Gate of Hammid after the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The gate is located in the northwestern part of the wall and faces north.
During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, when Jordan captured East Jerusalem (which includes the Old City of Jerusalem) it was sealed off. It was reopened again in 1967 after Israel's capture of East Jerusalem during the Six Day War.

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Reviewer's Note: The cache owner has tragically passed away. jdevor has offered to maintain the cache, for which we are all grateful. Please contact jdevor for any questions or concerns.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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