Great Mosque of Aleppo, Syria

Part of the site: Ancient City of Aleppo

 

Description: "Located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium B.C., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans. The 13th-century citadel, 12th-century Great Mosque and various 17th-century madrasas, palaces, caravanserais and hammams all form part of the city's cohesive, unique urban fabric, now threatened by overpopulation."

 

Year of inscription: 1986

Reference: whc.unesco.org/en/list/21/

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