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Citadel of Aleppo

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Name

114308_sv.jpg

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644.73 KB

Format

JPEG

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Creator(s)
Islamic, Syrian
Time period
creation date: Sayf al-Dawla built fortress, 944-967, alteration date: fortified and expanded by Nur al-Din, 1147-1174, alteration date: major reconstruction, expansion and fortification under Sultan al-Zahir al-Ghazi, 1186-1216
Location
Site: Aleppo (Halab, Syria)
Cultural context
Islamic
Syrian
Description
distant view, general view from north of city including Citadel, 1991
Work type
Palace
Mosque
Citadel
Medium
stone
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Shirine Hamadeh 1991
Access rights
All rights reserved
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