Bab al Hawa means the gate of the winds and is the main border point between Antakya and Aleppo. A late antique monastery stands in no-mans land between the two passport and customs offices.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
2nd February 1997
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons unless otherwise indicated
Type
Architecture
Tags
Aleppo, Antakya, Antioch, Architecture, Bab el Hawa, Late Antique, Limestone Massif, Monastery, Syria, Turkey
Collection
The Limestone Massif of North-Western Syria
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Bab al Hawa,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed November 14, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/139.