Middle East
Syria
Aleppo Governorate

Citadel of Aleppo

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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  • Type: Rock
  • Description: castle in Syria
  • Also known as: “Aleppo Citadel” and “Citadel of Aleppo 〈Aleppo Citadel〉”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aleppo Old City and Great Mosque of Aleppo.

Archaeological site
Photo: craigjenkins, CC BY 2.0.
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.

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 550 metres west of Citadel of Aleppo.

Mosque
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa, is a madrasa complex in , . It is located across from the entrance in the Ancient City of Aleppo, a World Heritage Site, near the Al-Otrush Mosque. is situated 260 metres south of Citadel of Aleppo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aleppo and Al Jdeida.

Photo: Wurzelgnohm, CC0.
is the largest city in , 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.

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 Citadel of Aleppo.

Citadel of Aleppo

Latitude
36.19942° or 36° 11′ 58″ north
Longitude
37.16293° or 37° 9′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G8V55X7+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 311591335
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Wiki­data ID
Q206231
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Citadel of Aleppo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة حلب”
  • Armenian: “Հալեպի բերդ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hələb qalası”
  • Basque: “Alepoko zitadela”
  • Bulgarian: “Цитадела”
  • Catalan: “ciutadella d’Alep”
  • Catalan: “Ciutadella d’Alep”
  • Central Kurdish: “قەڵای حەلەب”
  • Chinese: “阿勒颇城堡”
  • Czech: “Citadela v Aleppu”
  • Czech: “památka Světového dědictví UNESCO”
  • Dutch: “Citadel van Aleppo”
  • Esperanto: “Citadelo de Halepo”
  • Finnish: “Aleppon linnoitus”
  • French: “citadelle d’Alep”
  • French: “Citadelle d’Alep”
  • Georgian: “ალეპოს ციტადელი”
  • German: “Qal‘At Ḥalab”
  • German: “Zitadelle von Aleppo”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת חאלב”
  • Hindi: “अलेप्पो का किला”
  • Hindi: “अलेप्पो किला”
  • Italian: “Cittadella di Aleppo”
  • Japanese: “アレッポの城塞”
  • Japanese: “アレッポ城”
  • Korean: “알레포 성채”
  • Malay: “Kubu kota Aleppo”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܚܣܢܐ ܕܚܠܒ”
  • Ossetian: “Алеппойы цитадель”
  • Persian: “قلعه حلب”
  • Polish: “Cytadela w Aleppo”
  • Portuguese: “Cidadela de Alepo”
  • Russian: “Алеппо (цитадель)”
  • Russian: “Цитадель Алеппо”
  • Spanish: “Ciudadela de Alepo”
  • Swedish: “Citadel of Aleppo”
  • Turkish: “Halep Hisarı”
  • Turkish: “Halep Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Цитадель Алеппо”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ حلب”
  • Western Armenian: “Հալէպի բերդը”

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