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The citadel was extensively damaged by the magnitude 7.8 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake on 6 February 2023. [22] On 17 February 2024, the Citadel of Aleppo was reopened after the completion of the first and second phase of the restoration of southern forward tower (the entrance to the citadel), which was greatly affected by the earthquake. [23]
Footage released Feb. 7 shows heavy damage to the citadel of Aleppo in Syria, considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
Aleppo was once a thriving city with Western chains, shopping centers, and beautiful mosques. But there's not much left standing anymore. Before-and-after photos show the staggering scale of ...
In the early hours of 30 November 2024, rebel forces captured the Citadel of Aleppo and the government headquarters in the city, [39] [47] as well as "more than half" of the city. [48] By morning, rebel forces had seized control of most of Aleppo, facing little resistance and forcing pro-government troops to retreat toward as-Safirah. [33]
Anushtakin took refuge in the Citadel of Aleppo (pictured) after escaping Damascus. He died in the citadel and left there a treasure of 600,000 gold dinars. After a three-month stay, Anushtakin departed Aleppo for Damascus, leaving the citadel in the hands of his ghilman, Sabuktekin and Fatik, and the city under another ghulam named Banjutekin ...
Before Syria's ruinous civil war struck Aleppo, the country's largest city was a busy commercial powerhouse and a proud historic center Pictures of splendors past: Aleppo before the war Skip to ...
Aleppo Citadel was the center of the Aleppan monarchs in the Middle Ages Aleppo Citadel Throne Hall, Built by the Mamluk Sultan of Aleppo Sayf al-Din Jakam. The monarchs of Aleppo reigned as kings, emirs and sultans of the city and its surrounding region since the later half of the 3rd millennium BC, [1] starting with the kings of Armi, [2] followed by the Amorite dynasty of Yamhad. [3]
The Citadel of Aleppo was damaged during Syrian army shelling. [336] On 2 October, Irena Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, expressed her "grave concern about possible damage to precious sites" and requested the combatants to "ensure the protection of the outstanding cultural legacy that Syria hosts on its soil". [337]