Bab al-Nasr () meaning the Gate of Victory, is one of the nine historical gates of the Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria.DAVID, Jean-Claude (ed.); BOISSIÈRE, Thierry (ed.). Alep et ses territoires: Fabrique et politique d’une ville (1868-2011). New edition [online]. Beyrouth - Damas: Presses de l’Ifpo, 2014 (generated 19 juin 2019). Available on the Internet: <http://books.openedition.org/ifpo/6621>. . .
It was rebuilt and renamed by az-Zahir Ghazi in 1212 in became the most important northern gate of the city.
The structure was partially modified during Ottoman times and its role affected by mid-20th-century French urban planners.
The gate received "moderate" damage during the Syrian civil war and restored by local committee in 2018.
Further reading
Bab al-Nasr urban extra mural context and description Bab al-Nasr, Northern Gate of the Walled City: Record of Greek Funerary Inscription drawing Rebuilding Aleppo: Life beyond Syria's civil war Reopening event photographs UNESCO Report on damage to Bab al-Nasr (p. 110-113)
References