Bab al-Faraj (Aleppo)
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| name = Bab al-Faraj
| native_name = بَاب الْفَرَج
| native_name_lang = ar
| image = File:Downtown Aleppo 2011 resize.JPG
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| image_caption = The ruins of the gate in 2011
| coordinates = {{coord|36|12|14|N|37|9|9|E|type:landmark_region:SY|display=inline,title}}
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| alternate_names = Bab al-Faradis
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| status = ruined
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| building_type = City gate
| architectural_style = Islamic architecture
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| location_city = Aleppo
| location_country = {{flagicon|SYR}} Syria
| completion_date = between 1193 and 1216
| renovation_date = between 1236 and 1260
| destruction_date= 1904
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| known_for = One of the 9 main gates of the ancient city walls of Aleppo
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Bab al-Faraj ({{langx|ar|بَاب الْفَرَج|Bāb al-Faraj or Bāb al-Faraǧ}}), meaning the Gate of Deliverance or Bab al-Faradis was one of the nine main gates of the ancient city walls of Aleppo, Syria. It was located at the northern side of the ancient city.{{Cite web |url=https://www.archnet.org/sites/2875|title=Bab al-Faraj|website=Archnet|access-date=4 December 2021}} 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 and later renovated by An-Nasir Yusuf. 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.eAleppo [http://www.esyria.sy/ealeppo/index.php?p=stories&category=places&filename=200808080930013 Bab Al-Faraj tower (in Arabic)]
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