Sayf al-Dawla
The gate is thought to have been built by Sayf al-Dawla during his possession of Aleppo between 944 and 967. The gate provided access to the great palace of Halba and gardens that Sayf al-Dawla had built outside the city. The gate was referred to by Al-Muqaddasi in 985 as "The Watermelon Gate", and noted by Alexander Russell in his 1756 book "The Natural History of Aleppo".