25 gates
Masjid an-Nabawi gates
Every gate by number and name. Note the number of the gate you came in by, so you can find your way back.
Bab al-Salam
West side · Ground floorLeads to the Rawdah
The traditional entrance for the Ziyarah, toward the Rawdah.
- Bab al-Salam is on the west side.
- Walk east along the qibla wall toward the Rawdah and the Prophet's ﷺ chamber.
- Praying in the Rawdah needs a booking in the Nusuk app.
- Leave by Bab al-Baqi (41) on the east side.
Bab Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
West side · Ground floorBab al-Rahmah
West side · Ground floorBab al-Hijrah
South side · Ground floorBab Quba
South side · Ground floorRoof escalators
West side · Ground floorLeads to the roof
Escalators to the roof prayer area.
Bab al-Malik Saud
South-west side · Ground floorLeads to the roof
Free wheelchairs from the gates office at Gate 7. Lift to the roof at Gate 9.
Bab Imam al-Bukhari
West side · Ground floorNear the mosque library.
Bab al-Aqeeq
West side · Ground floorBab al-Malik Abdulmajeed
North-west side · Ground floorBab Umar ibn al-Khattab
North side · Ground floorBab Badr
North side · Ground floorBab al-Malik Fahd
North side · Ground floorBab Uhud
North side · Ground floorBab Uthman ibn Affan
North-east side · Ground floorLeads to the women's prayer area
Leads to the north-eastern women's section.
Bab Ali ibn Abi Talib
East side · Ground floorBab Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
East side · Ground floorLeads to the upper floors
Bab Imam Muslim
East side · Ground floorLeads to the upper floors
Bab al-Malik Abdulaziz
South-east side · Ground floorLeads to the roof
Lift to the roof for people with special needs at Gate 33.
Bab Makkah
South side · Ground floorBab Bilal
South side · Ground floorBab al-Nisa
East side · Ground floorLeads to the women's prayer area
Women's gate, close to the Prophet's ﷺ chamber.
Bab Jibril
East side · Ground floorBab al-Baqi
East side · Ground floorLeads to al-Baqi cemetery
The usual Ziyarah exit, facing Jannat al-Baqi.
Bab al-Aimmah
South side · Ground floorUsed mainly by the imams.
Names and numbers from the General Authority for the Two Holy Mosques and OpenStreetMap; a few numbers can differ from the signs. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).