Bab al-Hadid

Bab al-Hadid meaning the Iron Gate of Victory, is one of the nine historical gates of the Ancient City of . It is one of the well-preserved gates of old ALEPPO.
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Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aleppo Old City and Great Mosque of Aleppo.

Archaeological site
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The Ancient City of Aleppo is the historic city centre of , Syria. Prior to the Syrian Civil War, many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since they were initially constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries. is situated 540 metres southwest of Bab al-Hadid.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo, was the largest and one of the oldest in the city of , Syria, first built during the Umayyad Caliphate. is situated 1 km southwest of Bab al-Hadid.

Photo: Memorino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 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. is situated 590 metres southwest of Bab al-Hadid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aleppo and Al Jdeida.

Photo: Wurzelgnohm, CC0.
is one of the largest cities in , with a population of over 2 million. 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.

Neighborhood
Al-Jdayde is a historic predominantly Christian neighbourhood of . Noted for its winding narrow alleys, richly decorated mansions and churches—it is an area of significant cultural and historical interest.

Town
is a village in northern , administratively part of the , in the northwestern suburbs of . Nearby localities include nahiya center Huraytan to the north, to the northwest and Maarat al-Atiq and Babis to the west. is situated 9 km northwest of Bab al-Hadid.

Bab al-Hadid

Latitude
36.20335° or 36° 12′ 12″ north
Longitude
37.16729° or 37° 10′ 2″ east
Open location code
8G8V6538+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 540422105
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q4837228
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bab al-Hadid” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب الحديد”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب الحديد”
  • French: “Porte de Fer”
  • Fulah: “Bab al-Hadid”
  • German: “Eisentor”
  • Japanese: “ハディード門”
  • Malayalam: “ബാബ് അൽ-ഹദീദ്”
  • Russian: “Баб аль-Хадид”
  • Russian: “Железные ворота”
  • Turkish: “Hadid Kapısı”
  • Uzbek: “Bab al-Hadid”
  • Uzbek: “Bob al-Hadid”

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