Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing | |
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 Passport control building in 2021 | |
| Coordinates | 36°13′50.3″N 36°41′33.5″E / 36.230639°N 36.692639°E |
| Carries | Commercial goods, vehicles |
| Crosses | Syria–Turkey border |
| Locale |  Cilvegözü, Turkey Bab al-Hawa, Syria |
| Official name | Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing معبر باب الهوى |
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The Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing (Arabic: معبر باب الهوى, "Gate of the Winds Crossing"[1]) is located on the Syria–Turkey border about 50 km (31 mi) west of Aleppo in northwest Syria. It connects the Syrian M45 and the Turkish D827 highways, between the cities of İskenderun and Idlib, and is known for its long lines of trucks and buses.[2] The closest town on the Turkish side of the border is Reyhanlı in Hatay Province, and the closest towns on the Syrian side are ad-Dana and Atarib. The crossing is the site of a 6th-century triumphal arch.[1][3] It has been an important crossing for Syrian rebels during the Syrian civil war.[4]
- ^ a b "Photographs C_042 Album C 1905 - Syria, Turkey". Gertrude Bell Archive. Newcastle University.
- ^ "Getting there & away". Lonely Planet. 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Bab al-Hawa Archeological Site, Bridge between Syria and Turkey". SANA. 9 March 2011. [permanent dead link]
- ^ Aboufadel, Leith (2016-03-04). "Turkey closes Bab Al-Hawa border-crossing". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2021-10-10.