Aleppo Citadel

The Citadel of Aleppo is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of , northern . It is considered to be one of the oldest and largest castles in the world.
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  • Historical site
  • …lies at an elevation of around 430 metres (1,410 feet)
  • Description: castle in Syria
  • Also known as
    “Aleppo Castle”
    “Citadel of Aleppo”
    “Citadel of Aleppo 〈Aleppo Citadel〉”
    “Qal‘at Ḩalab”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Aleppo Old City and Great Mosque of Aleppo.
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Archaeological site
The Ancient City of Aleppo is the historic city centre of , Syria.
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Mosque
The , also known as the Great…
560 metres west of Aleppo Citadel

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aleppo and Al Jdeida.
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is one of the largest cities in , with a population of over 2 million.
hovic - old aleppo album, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neighborhood
Al-Jdayde is a historic predominantly Christian neighbourhood of .
Town
is a village in northern …
9 km northwest of Aleppo Citadel

Aleppo Citadel

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Latitude
36.19938° or 36° 11′ 58″ north
Longitude
37.1631° or 37° 9′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G8V55X7+Q6
Geo­Names ID
7674792
Wiki­data ID
Q206231

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Aleppo Citadel” goes by many names.
قلعة حلبArabic
Հալեպի բերդArmenian
Hələb qalasıAzerbaijani
Alepoko zitadelaBasque
ЦитаделаBulgarian
Ciutadella d’AlepCatalan
قەڵای حەلەبCentral Kurdish
阿勒颇城堡Chinese
Citadela v AleppuCzech
památka Světového dědictví UNESCOCzech
Citadel van AleppoDutch
Citadelo de HalepoEsperanto
Aleppon linnoitusFinnish
Citadelle d’AlepFrench
ალეპოს ციტადელიGeorgian
Qal‘At ḤalabGerman
Zitadelle von AleppoGerman
מצודת חאלבHebrew
अलेप्पो का किलाHindi
अलेप्पो किलाHindi
Cittadella di AleppoItalian
アレッポの城塞Japanese
アレッポ城Japanese
알레포 성채Korean
Kubu kota AleppoMalay
Kubu kota HalabMalay
ܚܣܢܐ ܕܚܠܒOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
Алеппойы цитадельOssetian
قلعه حلبPersian
Cytadela w AleppoPolish
Cidadela de AlepoPortuguese
Алеппо (цитадель)Russian
Цитадель АлеппоRussian
Ciudadela de AlepoSpanish
Citadel of AleppoSwedish
Halep HisarıTurkish
Halep KalesiTurkish
Цитадель АлеппоUkrainian
قلعہ حلبUrdu
Հալէպի բերդըWestern Armenian

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