Bab Qinnasrin
| Bab Qinnasrin | |
|---|---|
بَاب قِنَّسْرِيْن | |
 Bab Qinnasrin in 2010 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | restored |
| Type | City gate |
| Architectural style | Islamic architecture |
| Town or city | Aleppo |
| Country |  Syria |
| Completed | 964, 1256 |
| Owner | Sayf al-Dawla |
| Known for | One of the 9 main gates of the ancient city walls of Aleppo |
Bab Qinnasrin (Arabic: بَاب قِنَّسْرِيْن, romanized: Bāb Qinnasrīn), meaning the Gate of Qinnasrin is one of the gates of the medieval Old City of Aleppo in northern Syria.[1] In its present form, it dates to 1256.[1]
History
The gate was originally built by the Hamdanid ruler Sayf al-Dawla in 964, and fitted with the doors of the gate of Amorium, taken as spoils by Caliph al-Mu'tasim after his sack of the city in 838. Al-Mu'tasim installed them at the entrance of his palace in Samarra, until they were taken, probably towards the end of the 9th century, and installed at Raqqa, whence Sayf al-Dawla in turn took them.[2]
Significant damage to the gate occurred as part of armed conflict in Aleppo during the Syrian war.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Bab Qinnasrin". Archnet. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Meinecke, Michael (1995). "al-Rakka". The Encyclopedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume VIII: Ned–Sam. Leiden and New York: BRILL. pp. 410–414. ISBN 90-04-09834-8.
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