Bayt Junblatt is a historic mansion just north of Bab al-Nasr, one of the gates to the old walled city of Aleppo. The house's namesake is Junblat ibn 'Arbu, who built the house toward the end of the 16th/10th c. AH.
The house has a large central courtyard with a rectangular fountain at its center. The south side of the courtyard is occupied by a large iwan whose facade rises above the rest of the house. The interior of this iwan is decorated with tile revetments and marble dadoes. A smaller, second story iwan opens onto the north side, accessible via a staircase. The facade of the northern iwan is treated with alternating bands of black and white stone (ablaq).
The home was severely damaged during the Syrian Civil War.
Sources:
Gaube, Heins, and Eugin Wirth. Aleppo: Historische und geographische Beiträge zur baulichen Gestaltung, zur sozialen Organisation und zur wirtschaftlichen Dynamik einer vorderasiatischen Fernhandelsmetropole. 2 vols. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, 1984. Cat. 253.
Al-Homsi, Fayez. Old Aleppo, 127. Damascus: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Publishing, 1983.
Sauvaget, Jean. “Inventaire Des Monuments Musulmans de La Ville d’Alep.” Revue Des Études Islamiques 5 (1931): 59–114.
Syrian Directorate General of Antiquities. Interactive Map of Conflicted Archaeological Sites [Accessed 6 February 2018].
iDAI Gazetteer record:
https://gazetteer.dainst.org/place/2320028
