Temple or sanctuary
Great Mosque of Aleppo
Great Mosque of Aleppo: temple or sanctuary of the ancient world (Aleppo, Syria).
Temple or sanctuaryKind
Archaic periodFirst recorded · 750 BC – 550 BC
Late AntiquityLast recorded · AD 300 – AD 640
AleppoNearest town · 0.4 km
On the map
Position: 36.1993, 37.1569
Through the eras
Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC✓
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC✓
Roman period30 BC – AD 300✓
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640✓
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453
About the site
The Great Mosque of Aleppo, also known as the Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo, is the largest and one of the oldest mosques in the city of Aleppo, Syria.
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