A shopping mall in Aleppo
Aleppo (Arabic: حلب ['ħalab], Turkish: Halep, Greek: Αλέππο) is a city in northern Syria. From 2012 to 2016 it was a battlefield in the Syrian civil war.
In 2010 it had an official population of 4.6 million. Then, Aleppo was the largest Syrian city. After 2010, however, Aleppo is probably the second-largest city in Syria after the capital Damascus.
Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously lived in (lived in all the time) cities in the world. People may have arrived in the 6th millennium BC.
There was a large earthquake near Aleppo in 1138.
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Hadad Temple Inside Aleppo Citadel
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Al-Qaiqan Mosque was originally a Hittite pagan temple during ancient times; in addition, a stone block with Anatolian hieroglyphs can be found on the southern wall
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Beroea as it is shown in Tabula Peutingeriana
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The ruins of the Maronite basilica in Barad
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The Mosque of Abraham in the Citadel of Aleppo, originally built by the Byzantines as a church
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The old walls of Aleppo and the Gate of Qinnasrin restored in 1256 by An-Nasir Yusuf
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Souq az-Zirb, where coins were struck during the Mamluk period
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Al-Otrush Mosque of the Mamluk period
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Khusruwiyah Mosque of the early Ottoman period
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1842 daguerreotype by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (the earliest photograph of the city)
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Khan al-Shouneh dating back to 1546
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Qalayet al-Mawarina alley at the Christian quarter in Jdeydeh, dating back to the early 17th century
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City walls and citadel of Aleppo (1850)
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General Gouraud crossing through al-Khandaq street on 13 September 1920
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Grand Serail d'Alep, originally planned to become the seat of the government of the short-lived State of Aleppo
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The Queiq River flood of 6 February 1922
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The central post office, 1920
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Tram line, put into operation in 1929
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Boulevard de France, renamed after Shukri al-Quwatli upon the independence of Syria
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Aleppo Public Park and adjacent highway, 1950
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Nasser's speech in Aleppo (1960)
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Streets of Aleppo shortly after 1961 Coup d'état
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General view of the city from the Citadel (1989)
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The scene at Saadallah Al-Jabiri Square after being targeted by Al-Nusra Front in October 2012
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Destroyed SAA tank in the city in October 2012
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The nearby Kurd Mountains at the northwest of Aleppo
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Villa Rose, built in 1928 during the period of the French mandate
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Throne hall of the citadel
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Aleppo Citadel, roof of the baths, with the mosque and minaret in the background.
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Syrian children in Aleppo
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Armenian Apostolic church of the Holy Mother of God
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The Central synagogue in 2011
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Musicians from Aleppo, 18th century
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Kebab khashkhash from Aleppo
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A shop in al-Madina Souq displaying Aleppo soap products, 2004
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Ancient Aleppo, Al-Madina Souq
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Gate of Antioch rebuilt during the 11th century
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The courtyard of the Great Mosque of Aleppo
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Kharab Shams Basilica, 4th century
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Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, 5th century
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Aleppo railway station (Gare de Baghdad)
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Aleppo International Airport
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Traditional textile and rug markets
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The restored square of the citadel
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The faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Aleppo
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Aleppo International Stadium
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Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena opened in 2021
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Suleimaniyeh District, St George's Church and Tawhid Mosque, 2020
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Souq al-Dira', maintaining its traditional role as a tailoring centre
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Khan al-Wazir after rehabilitation in 2009
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The historic street of al-Khandaq, restored just before the civil war