الزلزلة العظمى بالشام سنة 565هـ
الزلزلة العظمى بالشام سنة 565هـ
c. August 1170 CE · c. Shawwal 565 AH
In Shawwal 565 the great earthquake struck Syria — most of Damascus and the Umayyad Mosque's porticoes fell, half Aleppo's citadel and its gate, eighty thousand of Hamah's people perished, and Hisn al-Akrad's castle collapsed leaving no trace of its wall 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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In time
Overview
In Shawwal 565 AH a great earthquake struck Syria, as the "Fragments of Gold" records. 1
The losses named
Ibn al-Imad reports that most of Damascus fell, together with the battlements of the Umayyad Mosque. He adds that half the citadel of Aleppo and its gate fell, and that eighty thousand people of Hama died. He says the castle of Hisn al-Akrad fell until no trace of its wall remained. 1
The figures come from this source alone; an additional source is needed.
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 696
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