Aleppo, Syria
Bab Antakeya
Bāb Antakiya is a critical defense gate in Aleppo, which protects the city from the west. Bab Antakiya is located in the centre of the western wall of the old city of Aleppo, and its name was derived from Antioch, the capital of ancient Syria, as the gate was the main exit which was leading to the city of Antioch.
- City
- Aleppo
- Country
- Syria
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Aleppo
- Great Mosque of Aleppo
- Ancient Aleppo
- Bab al-Hadid
- Martyrs' Church, Aleppo
- Citadel of Aleppo
- National Museum of Aleppo
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