Who created the citadel of Aleppo?
Mongol and Mamluk periods In 1415 the Mamluk governor of Aleppo, prince Sayf al-Din Jakam, was authorized to rebuild the citadel, which by then stood at the centre of a significant trading city of between 50,000–100,000 inhabitants. Why is Aleppo Citadel important? One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Aleppo preserves remnants…