Bab Al-Nasr (Aleppo)
Bab al-Nasr (Arabic: بَاب النَّصْر, romanized: Bāb an-Naṣr) meaning the Gate of Victory, is one of the nine historical gates of the Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria.
It was rebuilt and renamed by az-Zahir Ghazi in 1212 in became the most important northern gate of the city.
The structure was partially modified during Ottoman times and its role affected by mid-20th-century French urban planners.
The gate received "moderate" damage during the Syrian civil war and restored by local committee in 2018.
Further reading
- Bab al-Nasr urban extra mural context and description
- Bab al-Nasr, Northern Gate of the Walled City: Record of Greek Funerary Inscription drawing
- Rebuilding Aleppo: Life beyond Syria's civil war
- Reopening event photographs
- UNESCO Report on damage to Bab al-Nasr (p. 110-113)