Al-Jdayde

Al-Jdayde (Arabic: جديدة "The New [Town]", also transcribed as al-Jdeideh, al-Judayda, al-Jdeïdé, al-Jadida or al-Jdeydeh) is a historic predominantly Christian neighbourhood of Aleppo.

[1] At the end of the Mamluk period, al-Jdayde was a small suburb benefiting from a few shops located outside of city's northern walls and near the cemeteries and storage areas.

[3] Christian cemeteries and probably also the remains of ancient churches of the Byzantine period are to be found in the West side of the al-Jdayde suburb.

[16] In 1990–2000, al-Jdayde—noted for its winding narrow alleys, richly decorated mansions and churches—became an area of significant cultural, historical and tourist interest for national and international visitors.

[30][31][32] In particular, a series of huge underground explosions[33] conducted by the armed opposition under Sahat Al Hatab in April 2015 devastated the neighbourhood.

[40][41][42] A collaborative high precision survey of various monuments in the zone were completed in November 2017 by the DGAM and UNESCO to facilitate their protection and emergency consolidation.

Al-Jdayde shown in red as established outside walls of the ancient city, 1820s
A characteristic 16th-century narrow alleyway of Al-Jdayde
Beit Ghazaleh ; an example of renovation in al-Jdayde
Al-Jdayde suffered major damage resulting from rebel undermining in April 2015