Al Jdeida
Al-Jdayde is a historic predominantly Christian neighbourhood of Aleppo. Noted for its winding narrow alleys, richly decorated mansions and churches—it is an area of significant cultural and historical interest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historic site in Aleppo, Syria
- Also known as: “Al-Jdayde”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Elias Cathedral;Maronite Cathedral and Al Hatab Square.
Saint Elias Cathedral;Maronite Cathedral
Cathedral
Saint Elijah Cathedral, is an Eastern Catholic church in Aleppo, Syria, located in the Christian quarter of al-Jdayde. It is named after the Biblical prophet Elijah. The church was built in 1873, replacing an older Maronite Church. It was renovated in 1914.
Al Hatab Square
Al-Hatab Square is one of the oldest squares in the city of Aleppo. It is located in the old Jdeydeh Quarter, outside the historic walls of the Ancient City of Aleppo. The square suffered catastrophic damage during the Syrian civil war.
Great Mosque of Aleppo
Mosque
The Great Mosque of Aleppo, also known as the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo, was the largest and one of the oldest mosques in the city of Aleppo, Syria, first built during the Umayyad Caliphate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aleppo and Kafr Hamrah.
Aleppo
Photo: Wurzelgnohm, CC0.
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria, with a population of 2.1 million in 2021. One of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world, it has a wealth of historical sites, and its old city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Kafr Hamrah
Town
Kafr Hamrah is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, in the northwestern suburbs of Aleppo. Nearby localities include nahiya center Huraytan to the north, Anadan to the northwest and Maarat al-Atiq and Babis to the west. Kafr Hamrah is situated 8 km northwest of Al Jdeida.
Al Jdeida
- Categories: historic site and locality
- Location: Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.20672° or 36° 12′ 24″ northLongitude
37.15724° or 37° 9′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8G8V6544+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1839883969OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q19893882
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Al Jdeida” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي الجديدة”
- French: “Jdeidé”
- French: “Jdeïdé”
- German: “al-Dschudaide”
- German: “Al-Dschudaide”
- German: “Judeida”
- Italian: “Al-Jdayde”
- Kurdish: “Jedîdê”
- Turkish: “El-Cideyde”
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