One of the 9 main gates of the ancient city walls of Aleppo
Bab al-Maqam (Arabic: بَاب الْمَقَام, romanized: Bāb al-Maqām), meaning the Gate of Maqam is one of the Gates of Aleppo.[1]
The 13th century structure was built by al-Aziz Muhammad on the road that connected the Maqamat with the Citadel.[1]
View of the gate from street
Deviations in its design from the majority of medieval Syrian gates suggest that its function was ceremonial rather than military.[1]
InConstructions of Power and Piety in Medieval Aleppo (1997), Yasser Tabbaa details some of these differences, noting that they reinforce the possibility that the gate had primarily a religious and political function, serving as homage to Abraham and contrasting with the eastern shrines of Mashhad al-Dikka and Mashhad al-Husayn.[2]
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