Bab al-Nasr (Arabic: بَاب النَّصْر, romanized: Bāb an-Naṣr) meaning the Gate of Victory, is one of the nine historical gates of the Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria.[1]
| Bab al-Nasr | |
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بَاب النَّصْر | |
 Bab al-Nasr in 2010 | |
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| Alternative names | Gate of Victory |
| General information | |
| Status | restored |
| Type | City gate |
| Architectural style | Islamic architecture |
| Town or city | Aleppo |
| Country |  Syria |
| Completed | 1212 |
| Renovated | 2018 |
| Owner | Az-Zahir Ghazi |
| Known for | One of the 9 main gates of the ancient city walls of Aleppo |
It was rebuilt and renamed by az-Zahir Ghazi in 1212 in became the most important northern gate of the city.
The structure was partially modified during Ottoman times and its role affected by mid-20th-century French urban planners.[2]
The gate received "moderate" damage during the Syrian civil war[3][4][5] and restored by local committee in 2018.[6][7][8]
Further reading
edit- Bab al-Nasr urban extra mural context and description
- Bab al-Nasr, Northern Gate of the Walled City: Record of Greek Funerary Inscription drawing
- Rebuilding Aleppo: Life beyond Syria's civil war
- Reopening event photographs
- UNESCO Report on damage to Bab al-Nasr (p. 110-113)
References
edit- ^ DAVID, Jean-Claude (ed.) ; BOISSIÈRE, Thierry (ed.). Alep et ses territoires: Fabrique et politique d’une ville (1868-2011). New edition [online]. Beyrouth - Damas: Presses de l’Ifpo, 2014 (generated 19 juin 2019). Available on the Internet: <http://books.openedition.org/ifpo/6621>. ISBN 9782351595275. doi:10.4000/books.ifpo.6621.
- ^ Brook, Daniel (2009-09-10). "In Aleppo, Syria". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ Doucet, Lyse (2018-01-22). "Rebuilding Aleppo: Beyond the conflict". Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ Spencer, Richard (2012-08-07). "Syria: rebels claim to be halting Assad's army advance on Aleppo". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ UNESCO (2017). "Five years of conflict: the state of cultural heritage in the Ancient City of Aleppo; A comprehensive multi-temporal satellite imagery-based damage analysis for the Ancient City of Aleppo". unesdoc.unesco.org. pp. 110–113. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ "Ancient City of Aleppo | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Feature: War, destruction unveil hidden historic relics in Syria's Aleppo - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Photos of reopening event at Bab Al Nasr, Aleppo old city | علاء السيد". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
36°12′14″N 37°09′38″E / 36.20389°N 37.16056°E
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