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  2. Citadel of Aleppo - Wikipedia

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    Hadad Temple Inside the Citadel The inner gate of the citadel View from outside Entrance gate The fortified entrance Entrance to the Throne Hall: an iwan with ablaq masonry The Throne Hall. The Citadel of Aleppo (Arabic: قلعة حلب, romanized: Qalʿat Ḥalab) is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo ...

  3. Great Mosque of Aleppo - Wikipedia

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    It is located in al-Jalloum district of the Ancient City of Aleppo, a World Heritage Site, near the entrance to Al-Madina Souq. The mosque is purportedly home to the remains of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, both of whom are revered in Islam [5] [6] and Christianity. [7] It was built in the beginning of the 8th century CE. However ...

  4. Ancient Aleppo - Wikipedia

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    The Ancient City of Aleppo (Arabic: مدينة حلب القديمة, romanized: Madīnat Ḥalab al-Qadīma) is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria.Prior to the Syrian Civil War, many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since they were initially constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries.

  5. List of heritage sites damaged during the Syrian civil war

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    Palmyra (World Heritage Site), Islamic citadel damaged by gunfire. [4] Old city of Damascus (World Heritage Site) [1] Medieval buildings in the Ancient City of Aleppo (World Heritage Site) [1] [5] Al-Madina Souq in Aleppo, world's largest covered historic market, destroyed and burnt by fire. [6] Great Mosque of Aleppo, damaged during a Syrian ...

  6. After the battle, Aleppo shows its scars - AOL

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    'It was ruined,' one resident said of the city's ancient walled citadel. 'They ravaged our childhood memories.' Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...

  7. List of castles in Syria - Wikipedia

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    Aleppo: Besieged in 1820 by Ottoman forces after a local warlord had sought refuge in the castle. [1] Citadel of Damascus: Castle 11th–13th centuries Partially restored Damascus: Part of the Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site. [2] Citadel of Bosra

  8. Al-Adiliyah Mosque - Wikipedia

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    Al-Adiliyah Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الْعَادِلِيَّة, romanized: Jāmiʿ al-ʿAdilīyah, Turkish: Adliye Camii) or Dukaginzâde Mehmed Pasha mosque was a külliye in Aleppo, located to the southwest of the Citadel, in "Al-Jalloum" district of the ancient city, few meters away from Al-Saffahiyah mosque.

  9. Al-Shibani Church - Wikipedia

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    Permanent exhibition of Aleppo history. The building consists of two floors with a large courtyard in the centre. The building has many exhibition halls, being used for several purposes, such as the "Old Aleppo Reviaval Hall" which is proposed to commemorate the ancient city of Aleppo through a number of pictures and figures of old Aleppine districts, suqs, mosques and khans, as well as a ...