Bab al-Nasr (Aleppo)
City gate in Aleppo, Syria
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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 | |
 Interactive map of the Bab al-Nasr area | |
Alternative names | Gate of Victory |
General information | |
| Status | restored |
| Type | City gate |
Architectural style | Islamic architecture |
| Location | Aleppo,  Syria |
Completed | 1212 |
| Renovated | 2018 |
| Owner | Az-Zahir Ghazi |
| Design and construction | |
| 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
- 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)
