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Aleppo Citadel - TheatreAleppo, Citadel, remains of the temple of Hadad, a Semitic god of the thunderstormTalmi-Sharruma inscription (ALEPPO 1)Talmi-Sharruma inscription (ALEPPO 1)Aleppo, Citadel, entrance and gatehouseAleppo, Citadel, gatehouseAleppo, Citadel, ornament with snake as symbol of eternityAleppo, Citadel, ornament with snakes as symbol of eternityAleppo, Citadel, mihrabAleppo, Ceiling of cisternAleppo, Citadel at dawnAleppo, Vault in cisternAleppo, Cistern, arched structureAleppo, Ceiling of cisternAleppo, Vault in cisternAleppo, Citadel, exterior with entrance bridge from north sideStele of the priest Si Gabbor from Nerebu, VII century BC

Location:

  • Syrian Arab Republic, Aleppo
  • geo:36.200779,37.162701
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • City
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=31721

Annotations

The site is occupied since ca 5000 BC.

Sources:

  1. Getzel M. Cohen, The Hellenistic Settlements in Syria, the Red Sea Basin, and North Africa, University of California Pres 2006, pp. 153-155
  2. Trevor Bryce, Ancient Syria: A Three Thousand Year History, OUP Oxford 2014, p. 111

Relevant museums

Aleppo, National Museum

Large collection of Bronze Age (a/o Ebla, Mari, Ugarit), Iron Age (Arslan Tash), Hellenistic, and Roman finds.

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Paris, Louvre

Paris, Louvre


Nearby

Aleppo Theatre - Beroia

Aleppo Theatre - Beroia

Beroea, temple

Beroia, temple

Hadad Temple, Aleppo

Temple of the Storm God inside the citadel.


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