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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aleppo Old City and Great Mosque of Aleppo.
craigjenkins, CC BY 2.0.
The Ancient City of Aleppo is the historic city centre of , Syria.
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The , also known as the Great… is situated 550 metres west of Citadel of Aleppo.
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The Sultaniyya Madrasa, is a madrasa complex in , . is situated 260 metres south of Citadel of Aleppo.

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.
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Al-Jdayde is a historic predominantly Christian neighbourhood of .
is a village in northern … is situated 9 km northwest of Citadel of Aleppo.

Citadel of Aleppo

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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”
  • Malay: “Kubu kota Halab”
  • 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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