The C8th Baghdad Gate of Raqqa was built in the Abbasid period and is the only part of the early Islamic city walls still extant, although its fate is currently unknown due to the presence of the so-called Islamic State in the city.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
December 1992
Contributor
Cherryl & Richmond Hunt
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
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Type
Architecture
Tags
Abbasid, Architecture, Baghdad Gate, Brick, C8th, City gate, Raqqa, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Wall
Collection
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Baghdad Gate of Raqqa,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed December 22, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/694.