Bab al-Faraj ( ar, بَاب الْفَرَج, Bāb al-Faraj or Bāb al-Faraǧ), meaning the ''Gate of Deliverance'' or ''Bab al-Faradis'' was one of the 9 main gates of the ancient city walls of
Aleppo
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Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
. It was located at the northern side of the
ancient city.
The gate was ruined in 1904. Some remains are still found at the north-eastern part of the gate.
History
Bab al-Faraj was built by
Az-Zahir Ghazi
Al-Malik az-Zahir Ghiyath ud-din Ghazi ibn Yusuf ibn Ayyub (commonly known as az-Zahir Ghazi; 1172 – 8 October 1216) was the Ayyubid emir of Aleppo between 1186 and 1216. and later renovated by
An-Nasir Yusuf
An-Nasir Yusuf ( ar, الناصر يوسف; AD 1228–1260), fully al-Malik al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn al-Aziz ibn al-Zahir ibn Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub ibn Shazy (), was the Ayyubid Emir of Syria from his seat in Aleppo (1236� ...
. The
Bab al-Faraj Clock Tower is one of the main landmarks of Aleppo. The tower was built in 1898-1899 by the French architect of Aleppo city ''Charles Chartier''.
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Bab Al-Faraj tower (in Arabic)
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Gallery
File:Bab Al Faraj and Sheraton Aleppo.jpg, Bab al-Faraj Clock Tower
File:Bab al Faraj square 1908.jpg, Bab al-Faraj in 1908
File:Syrien 1961 Aleppol 1.jpg, Bab al-Faraj in 1961
File:Bab al Faraj Square, Aleppo.jpg, Bab al-Faraj in 2011
References
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Faraj
Faraj is a name of Arabic origins, found in many locations including in Kuwait, Yemen, Egypt, Libya, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Iran, and others. The name derived from Arabic meaning "joy after sadness", and can also hold the meaning "to cur ...