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Ancient City of Aleppo :- Located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium B.C ., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans . The 13th-century citadel, 12th-century Great Masjid / Mosque and various 17th-century madrasas , palaces, caravanserais and hammams all form part of the city's cohesive, unique urban fabric , now threatened by overpopulation . Outstanding Universal Value Brief synthesis  Located at the crossroads of several trade routes since the 2nd millennium B.C ., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Akkadians, Greeks, Romans, Umayyads, Ayyubids, Mameluks and Ottomans who left their stamp on the city. The Citadel, the 12th-century Great Mosque and various 16th and 17th-centuries madrasas, residences, khans and public baths, all form part of the city's cohesive , unique urban fabric. The monumental Citadel of Aleppo , rising abov...

Al Jaferia Palace in Spain Aljafería : The Aljafería Palace ( Spanish : Palacio de la Aljafería; Arabic: قصر الجعفرية ‎‎, tr. Qasr al-Jaʿfariya) is a fortified medieval Islamic palace built during the second half of the 11th century in the Taifa of Zaragoza of Al-Andalus , present day Zaragoza, Spain. It was the residence of the Banu Hud dynasty during the era of Abu Jaffar Al-Muqtadir after abolishing Banu Tujibi of Kindah dynasty.  The palace reflects the splendor attained by the kingdom of the taifa of Zaragoza at the height of its grandeur. The palace currently contains the Cortes (regional parliament) of the autonomous community of Aragon . The structure holds unique importance in that it is the only conserved testimony of a large building of Spanish Islamic architecture of the era of the Taifas ( independent kingdoms ). History : After the reconquest of Zaragoza in 1118 by Alfonso I the Battler became the residence...