Bab al-Nasr (Aleppo)

Bab al-Nasr (Arabic: بَاب النَّصْر, romanized: Bāb an-Naṣr) meaning the Gate of Victory, is one of the nine historical gates of the Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria.^[1]

Bab al-Nasr
بَاب النَّصْر
Bab al-Nasr in 2010
Alternative names	Gate of Victory
General information
Status	restored
Type	City gate
Architectural style	Islamic architecture
Town or city	Aleppo
Country	Syria
Completed	1212
Renovated	2018
Owner	Az-Zahir Ghazi
Known for	One of the 9 main gates of the ancient city walls of Aleppo

It was rebuilt and renamed by az-Zahir Ghazi in 1212 in became the most important northern gate of the city.

Historical image of the Bab al Nasr Gate of Aleppo

The structure was partially modified during Ottoman times and its role affected by mid-20th-century French urban planners.^[2]

The gate received "moderate" damage during the Syrian civil war^[3][4][5] and restored by local committee in 2018.^[6][7][8]

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)