Farhat Square (Sahat Farhat) is one of the oldest squares in the Syrian city of
Aleppo
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. It is located in the old
Jdeydeh District, outside the historic walls of the
Ancient City of Aleppo
The Ancient City of Aleppo ( ar, مدينة حلب القديمة, Madīnat Ḥalab al-Qadīma) is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria. Before the Syrian Civil War, many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since i ...
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Farhat Square is a symbolic area of
Christianity
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in Aleppo as three cathedrals are located there: Greek Catholic, Armenian and Maronite. Churches have been in the area since the 15th Century.
It was named after Bishop Gabriel Germanos Farhat (1670-1732) who was
Maronite
The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the lar ...
Bishop of Aleppo between 1725-1732 and founded the Maronite Library of Aleppo. Sahat Farhat was named in his honor and his statue was placed in the square in 1932 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his death.
The square and the buildings around it have been damaged by heavy fighting between combatants during the
Battle of Aleppo (2012–16)
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. Similar destruction occurred to the area during Aleppo's sectarian unrest of 1850.
Gallery
File:Saint Elijah Maronite Cathedral, Aleppo (4).jpg, Aleppo's St Elia Church situated on Farhat Square
File:Farhat Square Jdayde Aleppo 2008.jpg, Farhat Square in 2008
File:Sahat Farhat Dec 2016.jpg, Farhat Square in Aleppo as witnessed in December 2016
File:Statue of Bishop Germanos Farhat at Saint Elijah Maronite Cathedral, Aleppo (2).jpg, Statue of Germanos Farhat is located on Farhat Square
File:Carte HALEP 1811-18 - Jdeideh Alep.jpg, Aleppo 1811 Map w/ Sahat Farhat (west) & Sahat Al Hatab (east) highlighted in blue.
File:St Elias Cathedral Al Jdayde Aleppo 2016.jpg, St Elijah Cathedral on Fahat Square was heavily damaged in the Syrian civil war (2016)
File:Sahat Farhat Oct 2010 035.jpg, Farhat Square in October 2010
See also
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Ancient City of Aleppo
The Ancient City of Aleppo ( ar, مدينة حلب القديمة, Madīnat Ḥalab al-Qadīma) is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria. Before the Syrian Civil War, many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since i ...
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Jdeideh (Aleppo)Churches of Judayde*
St. Elijah Cathedral, Aleppo
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Forty Martyrs Cathedral
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Church of the Dormition of Our Lady
Church of the Dormition of Our Lady ( ar, كنيسة رقاد السيدة العذراء) is a Greek Orthodox church in Jdeydeh quarter of Aleppo, Syria. The church belongs the Greek Orthodox Prelacy, the Diocese of Aleppo. It was built during ...
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Massacre of Aleppo (1850)
References
Aleppo
Jdeydeh quarter
Squares in Aleppo
Tourist attractions in Syria
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