1938 Jaabar Castle in Raqqa Province Framed Vintage Photo Size:12″×16″ The Citadel of Aleppo is

The Citadel of Aleppo is one of the oldest and largest castles in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The photographer is Frenchman Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey who is known for taken some of the earliest photographs across Greece

cemetery and the mausoleum of the great military commander Khalid ibn Al-Walid who led the Muslim conquest of Syria in the 7th century

• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the center

1938 Jaabar Castle in Raqqa Province Framed Vintage Photo Size:12″×16″ The Citadel of Aleppo isThe Jaabar (Ja'bar) Castle ( ) was reconstructed in the 12th Century by Nur Al Din ( ) near Al Thawra ( or Al Taqba, ) town in the Raqqa Province ( ). This vintage photo from 1938 is unique as it shows the castle overlooking the Euphrates Valley prior to the building of the Taqba Dam ( ) which flooded the region and turned the castle into an island. Photo taken by the Arme Du Levant. This is a hi res reprint (not an original), framed and printed on