Volume 1

The natural history of Aleppo. Containing a description of the city, and the principal natural productions in its neighbourhood. Together with an account of the climate, inhabitants, and diseases; particularly of the plague / By Alex. Russell, M. D.

  • Alexander Russell
Date:
1794
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The natural history of Aleppo. Containing a description of the city, and the principal natural productions in its neighbourhood. Together with an account of the climate, inhabitants, and diseases; particularly of the plague / By Alex. Russell, M. D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    firft gate on that fide is Bab al Furrage ‘7, known to the ¢ A Franks by the name of Garden Gate. It is of mean ap- —~—~ pearance in refpect of all the others, except the Red Gate. The next gate, which ftands about two hundred paces to the South, is by the Franks called the Dark Gate, but by the natives, Bab al Ginein® It leads to the bridge which croffes the Kowick at this place in the way to the fuburb Mafhirka. ‘The ninth and laft gate opens to the great Weftern road, and is called Antioch Gate 9 Ree St. George’s Gate and Garden Gate lies Bahfeeta, one of the more elevated diftri¢ts. Between the Dark Gate and Antioch Gate, are two hills, or rifings, of which the higheft is called the Akaby ; and towards Prifon Gate is a fifth named Jilloom. But a more lofty hill than any of thofe hitherto mentioned, is that on which the caftle is built, This appears at firft fight to be in the centre of the city, but is in fact not far from the 7 This gate, according to Eben Shiddad, was, at firft, called Bab Pha- radeefe, or Gate of Gardens. Bab al Abara was another appellation be- flowed on it.—It was originally built by Milek al Daher, but afterwards {hut up, and not opened again till the reign of his grandfon Milek al Nafer, % ois { sty Bab al Ginein, fo pronounced at Aleppo, and written ; but by Eben Shuhny always written Ginan, «is, who fays it was fo called from its leading to the gardens; Ginan, like Pharadeefe, fignifying gardens, | *» Bab Antakee ved Ui] Ws In the year 962, this gate was deftroyed by the Emperor Nicephorus, but foon after rebuilt by Saif al Dowla, eben Hamdan. In Al Nafar’s time it was feat deftroyed, and By that prince rebuilt, about the year 1244. Vou. I. ( North
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