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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, northern Syria. It is considered to be one of the oldest and largest castles in the world. Usage of the Citadel hill dates back at least to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC.
The Erbil Citadel (Kurdish: قەڵای هەولێر Qelay Hewlêr, Arabic: قلعة اربيل, romanized: Qal'at Erbīl) locally called Qellat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. [1] The citadel has been included in the World Heritage List since 21 June 2014.
Some of the oldest known structures which have served as citadels were built by the Indus Valley civilisation, where citadels represented a centralised authority. Citadels in Indus Valley were almost 12 meters tall. [2] The purpose of these structures, however, remains debated.
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' fortress of the royal falcon or hawk ') [1] [2] [3] is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. The site is at an altitude of 3,701 metres (12,142 ft). The complex was built by the Incas in the 15th century, particularly under Sapa Inca Pachacuti and his successors. [4]
One of the oldest historic monuments in the city of Tehran, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, [3] the Golestan Palace belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran's arg ("citadel"). It consists of gardens, royal buildings, and collections of Iranian crafts and European gifts from the 18th ...
Oldest standing structure in Ethiopia Barnenez: France: Europe: 4850 BCE Passage grave Located in northern Finistère and partially restored. The structure is 72 m long, 25 m wide and over 8 m high. [6] [7] The oldest known building in Eurasia. Porta Nigra: Germany: Europe: 180 CE Roman city gate It is today the largest Roman city gate north of ...
[3] [4] [5] Despite this gap, the Citadel of Amman is considered to be among the world's oldest continuously inhabited places. [6] Most of the structures still visible at the site are from the Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad periods. [7] The major remains at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace.