Bāb Saghīr (Arabic: باب الصغير), also called "Goristan-e-Ghariban", is one of the seven gates of the old city of Damascus. It also refers to an ancient cemetery and street in Damascus, Syria, with tombs on either side of the road. It is located in the Dimashq neighborhood, southwest of Umayyad Mosque. The gate was initially built by the Arameans, then it was dedicated to Zeus during the Seleucid era.
Umm Kulthum, daughter of Ali and Fatimah
Bilal al-Habashi, the Muazzin of Muhammad
Sukaynah, daughter of the Imam, Husayn ibn Ali (different from the daughter buried in Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque)
Fidha, the maid of Fatimah (Muhammad's daughter)
Abdullah, son of the Fourth Imām, Ali Zaynul 'Aabideen
Maymuunah, daughter of the Second Imām, Hasan al-Mujtaba
Asma, wife of Ja'far at-Tayyaar
Hameedah, daughter of Muslim ibn Aqeel
Kamaid bin Aswad al-Kindi, companion of Ali
Obay ibn Ka'b, husband of Halima, wet nurse of Muhammad
Abdullah bin Umm Maktoum, Muazzin
Nizar Qabbani, Famous 20th century Poet
The following tombs are also found within this cemetery, however these are empty graves created for the purpose of ziyarah. The actual graves are at Jannatul Baqee', in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad's wives:
Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya
Ramlah bint Abi-Sufyan (aka Umm Habeebah)
Abdullah, son of Ja'far at-Tayyaar, husband and cousin of Lady Zaynab
Abdullah, son of the Sixth Imām, Ja'far as-Sadiq
Fatima Sughra, daughter of Husayn ibn Ali
Maqam Ra's Shuhada, the former burial place of the heads of the casualties in Husayn's army at Karbala (also called "ganj-e-sarha-e-shuhada-e-Karbala")
The well from which the Fourth Shī`a Imām, Ali Zaynul 'Aabideen used to perform wudhu
