Home / History / History of Aleppo Citadel History...

Home / History / History of Aleppo Citadel History of Aleppo Citadel By: Mo'men Mansour Arts - Last updated: 13:13, 3 February 2019 Read also The weakness of the Ottoman Empire The origin of the word hieroglyphics 3 Aleppo Citadel site 4 References Citadel of Aleppo at the dawn of the history of archaeological evidence found in the Aleppo Citadel site indicates that the castle dates back to the second millennium BC in the Hittite era; it has found a number of ancient temples, such as the Temple of God, select Aramaic, The temple of the god Teashop, due to its high castle location, was used In the two centuries: the Hellenistic and Roman as a bulwark against attacks, and external invasions, then the area came under the rule of the Byzantine state, and the Byzantines took from the building of the ancient temples fortified fortress, and the castle remained under the control of the Byzantines until it was liberated by the Arabs and Muslims, Hamdanis ruled it, renovated it, took care of its buildings, then ruled the Mardasians, followed by the Sinqar, and King Radwan bin Touch, then ruled by the Ayyubids, and King apparent Ghazi bin Salah al-Din Ayyubi interested in the castle of Aleppo; built important parts therein, such as: The mosque, and many palaces, fortified, and dug a trench around it. [1]