Bab al-Nasr (Aleppo)

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| name = Bab al-Nasr

| native_name = بَاب النَّصْر

| native_name_lang = ar

| image = File:Aleppo Bab al-Nasr 0093.jpg

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| image_caption = Bab al-Nasr in 2010

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| alternate_names = Gate of Victory

| status = restored

| building_type = City gate

| location =

| location_city = Aleppo

| location_country = {{flagicon|SYR}} Syria

| completion_date = 1212

| opened_date =

| renovation_date = 2018

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| owner = Az-Zahir Ghazi

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| architectural_style = Islamic architecture

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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-Nasr ({{langx|ar|بَاب النَّصْر|Bāb an-Naṣr}}) meaning the Gate of Victory, is one of the nine historical gates of the Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria.DAVID, Jean-Claude (ed.) ; BOISSIÈRE, Thierry (ed.). Alep et ses territoires: Fabrique et politique d’une ville (1868-2011). New edition [online]. Beyrouth - Damas: Presses de l’Ifpo, 2014 (generated 19 juin 2019). Available on the Internet: . {{ISBN|9782351595275}}. {{doi|10.4000/books.ifpo.6621}}.

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

File:Bab al Nasr Alep.jpg

The structure was partially modified during Ottoman times and its role affected by mid-20th-century French urban planners.{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/09/in-aleppo-syria-mohamed-atta-thought-he-could-build-the-ideal-islamic-city.html|title=In Aleppo, Syria|last=Brook|first=Daniel|date=2009-09-10|website=Slate Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}

The gate received "moderate" damage during the Syrian civil war{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42755045|title=Rebuilding Aleppo: Beyond the conflict|last=Doucet|first=Lyse|date=2018-01-22|access-date=2019-06-19|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9460037/Syria-rebels-claim-to-be-halting-Assads-army-advance-on-Aleppo.html|title=Syria: rebels claim to be halting Assad's army advance on Aleppo|last=Spencer|first=Richard|date=2012-08-07|access-date=2019-06-19|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{Cite web|url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000265826.locale=en|title=Five years of conflict: the state of cultural heritage in the Ancient City of Aleppo; A comprehensive multi-temporal satellite imagery-based damage analysis for the Ancient City of Aleppo|last=UNESCO|date=2017|website=unesdoc.unesco.org|pages=110–113|access-date=2019-07-22}} and restored by local committee in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/safeguarding-syrian-cultural-heritage/situation-in-syria/built-heritage/ancient-city-of-aleppo/|title=Ancient City of Aleppo {{!}} United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|website=www.unesco.org|access-date=2019-06-19}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/07/c_136954198.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207015720/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/07/c_136954198.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 7, 2018|title=Feature: War, destruction unveil hidden historic relics in Syria's Aleppo - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn|website=www.xinhuanet.com|access-date=2019-06-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/alaa.alsayed.927/posts/10156604421061908|title=Photos of reopening event at Bab Al Nasr, Aleppo old city {{!}} علاء السيد|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-20}}