Al-Sabil Park (
Arabic
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: حديقة السبيل) is a 6 hectare
urban park
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located in
Aleppo,
Syria. With its rectangular shape the park is located in the al-Sabil district on
King Faisal Street.
History
The park was opened in 1895, under the
Ottoman ruler of Aleppo,
wāli Raif Pasha. It was named after a water-drinking fountain called Sabil ad-darawish (in
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
: سبيل الدراويش), located on the area where the park was founded.
The park was entirely renovated and reopened on 24 February 1947 by the efforts of the governor emir Mustafa al-Shihabi.
In May 2007, new dancing water fountains were installed at the centre of the park.
References
{{Aleppo landmarks
Aleppo