Samaria - West Gate

Through an area in Samaria laid out as a garden to the forum and turning right at the far end, we come into an ancient street, flanked by columns, of about A.D. 200 (also visible from the acropolis), which leads to the well preserved West Gate. This was originally built by Omri but dates in its present form from a later period. The round tower on the north side of the gate is Roman, but stands on square foundations of Hellenistic date.