Aleppo · Old City · Syria

Aleppo Citadel

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best: morning, afternoon

historic, grand, layered

A local would say...

Humans have fortified this hill for five thousand years — every era added its own wall on top.

Rising on a massive man-made mound above the old city, Aleppo's citadel is one of the oldest and greatest castles in the world, with occupation layers going back to at least the 3rd millennium BC. Its glacis of smooth stone, monumental gatehouse with multiple bends to trap attackers, and Mamluk throne rooms reward a thorough exploration.