Farhat Square (Sahat Farhat) is one of the oldest
squares
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in the Syrian city of
Aleppo
Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Governorates of Syria, governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and ...
. It is located in the old
Jdeydeh District
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, outside the historic walls of the
Ancient City of Aleppo
The Ancient City of Aleppo () is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria. Prior to the Syrian Civil War, many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since they were initially constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries. ...
.
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
Maronites (; ) are a Syriac Christianity, Syriac Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant (particularly Lebanon) whose members belong to the Maronite Church. The largest concentration has traditionally re ...
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) The Battle of Aleppo may refer to:
*Battle of Aleppo (1918)
The Battle of Aleppo was fought on 25 October 1918, when Feisal I of Iraq, Prince Feisal's Sharifian Army, Sherifial Forces captured the city during the Pursuit to Haritan from Damascu ...
. 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 Elijah Cathedral 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 () is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria. Prior to the Syrian Civil War, many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since they were initially constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries. ...
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Jdeideh (Aleppo)Churches of Judayde*
St. Elijah Cathedral, Aleppo
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Forty Martyrs Cathedral
The Forty Martyrs Armenian Cathedral (, ) of Aleppo, Syria, is a 15th-century Armenian Apostolic church located in the old Christian quarter of Al-Jdayde, Jdeydeh. It is significant among the Armenian churches for being one of the oldest active ...
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Church of the Dormition of Our Lady
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Massacre of Aleppo (1850)
The Massacre of Aleppo (), often referred to simply as The Events (), was a riot perpetrated by Islam, Muslim residents of Aleppo, largely from the eastern quarters of the city, against Christians, Christian residents, largely located in the nort ...
References
Aleppo
Jdeydeh quarter
Squares in Aleppo
Tourist attractions in Syria
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