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The cache is NOT located at the posted coordinates.
قلعة حلب , located in northern Syria, is one of the oldest castles in the world. Cuneiform texts revealed the hill was first used at least in the middle of the 3rd millennium BCE; some people believe Abraham (of Christian and Muslim theology) milked his sheep on the citadel hill.
The Citadel of Aleppo served as a military stronghold for a variety of peoples, including the Hittites, Assyrians, and Romans. In the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th-13th centuries), Muslim rules significantly expanded and fortified the area, as did the Ottomans beginning in the 16th century. During that period, though, its role as a defense fortress diminished as the city grew beyond the walls and took form as a commercial metropolis. It continued to act as barracks, but gradually became less used.
The Citadel has been damaged a number of times, including in an earthquake in 1822, the Syrian Civil War in 2012-2015, and extensively from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2023. Despite that, portions remain open to the public.
Sources: ChatGPT, Wikipedia
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للعثور على المخبأ، أضف ألفًا وستة عشر إلى إحداثيات الشمال وخمسمائة وتسعين إلى الغرب
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One of the oldest roads in the state, Fort Road was originally built by the federal government after Fort Ridgely was completed in 1853-54. Supplies were shipped from Fort Snelling to Traverse des Sioux, then transported by wagon to Fort Ridgely.
Nicollet County Road 5 runs more than 42 miles from its eastern terminus at its intersection with US Highway 169 in St Peter to the Renville County line. Old Fort Road presumably extended from Traverse des Sioux, although the portion running through the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College has been blocked off. Fort Road as an address runs from the western edge of St Peter to the end of CR-5.
In an ideal world, a paved trail would have been installed when the road was refurbished in the early 2010s. This planned geocache trail will have to suffice, but won’t alleviate my anxiety when biking here.