Bab al-Faraj | |
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بَاب الْفَرَج | |
Alternative names | Bab al-Faradis |
General information | |
Status | ruined |
Type | City gate |
Architectural style | Islamic architecture |
Town or city | Aleppo |
Country | Syria |
Coordinates | 36°12′14″N 37°9′9″E / 36.20389°N 37.15250°E |
Completed | between 1193 and 1216 |
Renovated | between 1236 and 1260 |
Destroyed | 1904 |
Known for | One of the 9 main gates of the ancient city walls of Aleppo |
Bab al-Faraj (Arabic: بَاب الْفَرَج, romanized: Bāb al-Faraj or Bāb al-Faraǧ), meaning the Gate of Deliverance or Bab al-Faradis was one of the 9 main gates of the ancient city walls of Aleppo, Syria. It was located at the northern side of the ancient city.[1] The gate was ruined in 1904. Some remains are still found at the north-eastern part of the gate.[1]