Things to see and do Cyrrhus - Nabi Houri

To guide you on the road, ask for the direction of the nearby Nabi Houri sanctuary, and much better known than under its ancient name. The tomb of this Muslim saint that is worships here is housed in an astonishing Roman tomb of several metres high. Visible on the left of the access road, it is hexagonal and its second floor in lantern has a pyramid roof. The ribbons attached to the tomb of the tomb report the passage of Kurdish visitors. It is indeed a custom to leave a piece of cloth to mark its presence in a place. The surrounding area is littered with drums and half-record capitals in the ground. The ruins of Cyrrhus are hidden behind a hill at 200 m from the mausoleum. It was founded by Seleucus at the beginning of the th century BC, perhaps to shelter the headquarters of one of its satrapies, annexed a time to the kingdom of Armenia, and it will have to await the arrival of the Romans who will make it a military and commercial base. Fortifiée was fortified by Justinian as an important Christian community. Cyrrhus dépeuplera quickly. Noureddin by chasing the crusaders who settled there in 1150. Only a French mission became interested in these ruins from 1952, most of which are still buried. The wild frame in which the remains are divided at least as much as the remains themselves.

Returning to Aleppo by Azaz, a few kilometres away from Cyrrhus, the two magnificent Roman bridges of the th century and their progress in triangular shape. The modern road still borrows them. We have to imagine relatively busy roads. The Roman roads continue by means of trails further afield in the steppe. A horse travelled at the time 30 km a day and a donkey 15 km; thus, des were successive on these axes at a maximum distance of 15 km. Also not far from Azaz remains tracks of the mythical East-Express.

The imposing theatre, in the centre of the site, was partly cleared. It's reached by entering the city by the south door, which gave the maximus maximus that you guess before the theater. With its 115 m diameter, it is the second by size after that of Apamea. Like the latter, it stands on a hill. At its summit, we guess the citadel. It served as a defence station against the Parathians. We have a beautiful view of the cardo, the ramparts in the north and the watchtowers that mark the Turkish border.