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.

1

Bab al-Salam

West side · Ground floor

Leads to the Rawdah

The traditional entrance for the Ziyarah, toward the Rawdah.

  1. Bab al-Salam is on the west side.
  2. Walk east along the qibla wall toward the Rawdah and the Prophet's ﷺ chamber.
  3. Praying in the Rawdah needs a booking in the Nusuk app.
  4. Leave by Bab al-Baqi (41) on the east side.
2

Bab Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

West side · Ground floor
3

Bab al-Rahmah

West side · Ground floor
4

Bab al-Hijrah

South side · Ground floor
5

Bab Quba

South side · Ground floor
6

Roof escalators

West side · Ground floor

Leads to the roof

Escalators to the roof prayer area.

7-9

Bab al-Malik Saud

South-west side · Ground floor
Wheelchair access

Leads to the roof

Free wheelchairs from the gates office at Gate 7. Lift to the roof at Gate 9.

10

Bab Imam al-Bukhari

West side · Ground floor

Near the mosque library.

11

Bab al-Aqeeq

West side · Ground floor
12-14

Bab al-Malik Abdulmajeed

North-west side · Ground floor
16-18

Bab Umar ibn al-Khattab

North side · Ground floor
19

Bab Badr

North side · Ground floor
20-22

Bab al-Malik Fahd

North side · Ground floor
Main gate
23

Bab Uhud

North side · Ground floor
24-26

Bab Uthman ibn Affan

North-east side · Ground floor
Women's entrance

Leads to the women's prayer area

Leads to the north-eastern women's section.

28-30

Bab Ali ibn Abi Talib

East side · Ground floor
31

Bab Abu Dharr al-Ghifari

East side · Ground floor

Leads to the upper floors

32

Bab Imam Muslim

East side · Ground floor

Leads to the upper floors

33-35

Bab al-Malik Abdulaziz

South-east side · Ground floor
Wheelchair access

Leads to the roof

Lift to the roof for people with special needs at Gate 33.

37

Bab Makkah

South side · Ground floor
38

Bab Bilal

South side · Ground floor
39

Bab al-Nisa

East side · Ground floor
Women's entrance

Leads to the women's prayer area

Women's gate, close to the Prophet's ﷺ chamber.

40

Bab Jibril

East side · Ground floor
41

Bab al-Baqi

East side · Ground floor

Leads to al-Baqi cemetery

The usual Ziyarah exit, facing Jannat al-Baqi.

42

Bab al-Aimmah

South side · Ground floor

Used 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).