Citadel of Aleppo is a Syrian fortress located in ...

Citadel of Aleppo is a Syrian fortress located in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria. The castle is distinguished by its magnitude and is one of the largest castles in the world and the history of the castle dates back to ancient times, and the castle sits on a hill in the center of Aleppo, and the view to the majestic castle takes place by means of a staircase or a huge stairway that passes through a sloping gate in the middle and is built on arches that gradually increase in height until the main gate of the castle.
The castle is surrounded by a semi-circular wall and a number of towers belonging to different civilizations. Inside the majestic castle, we find in front of us an integrated city of buildings, churches, mosques, halls, stores, squares, theater, shops and a lot of antiquities. The main gate and some facilities inside the castle.

The Citadel of Aleppo is one of the most beautiful, creative and largest castles, and it has a history full of events. It was the starting point and base for many rulers, kings and leaders, and it witnessed the most important events of the East from the Aramaean era until the Islamic era.

Historical overview of the castle

The Citadel of Aleppo al-Shahba