Aleppo facts for kids

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.

Images for kids

Ancient Aleppo
Hadad Temple Inside Aleppo Citadel
Al-Qaiqan Mosque had served as a Hittite pagan temple during the ancient times; in addition, a stone block with Anatolian hieroglyphs could be found on the southern wall
Beroea as it is shown in Tabula Peutingeriana
The Mosque of Abraham in the Citadel of Aleppo, originally built by the Byzantines as a church
The old walls of Aleppo and the Gate of Qinnasrin restored in 1256 by An-Nasir Yusuf
Souq az-Zirb, where coins were struck during the Mamluk period
Al-Otrush Mosque of the Mamluk period
Khusruwiyah Mosque of the early Ottoman period
Khan al-Shouneh dating back to 1546
The 17th-century oriental mansion of Beit Ghazaleh
General Gouraud crossing through al-Khandaq street on 13 September 1920
Grand Serail d'Alep, originally planned to become the seat of the government of the short-lived State of Aleppo
Boulevard de France, renamed after Shukri al-Quwatli upon the independence of Syria
Bab al-Faraj Clock Tower
Tilel street
The nearby Kurd Mountains at the northwest of Aleppo
Queiq River
Aleppo Citadel
Villa Rose, built in 1928 during the period of the French mandate
Throne hall of the citadel
Two Bedouins and a Jewish woman in Aleppo, 1873
Syrian children in Aleppo
Ar-Rahman Mosque, Aleppo
Armenian Apostolic church of the Holy Mother of God
The Central synagogue in 2011
Musicians from Aleppo, 18th century
Aleppo Citadel Museum
Kebab khashkhash from Aleppo
Aleppine lahmajoun
A shop in al-Madina Souq displaying Aleppo soap products, 2004
Gate of Antioch rebuilt during the 11th century
Al-Shibani building
Hammam al-Nahhasin
Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, 5th century
Aleppo Railway Station
Aleppo International Airport
Traditional textile and rug markets
Markets at Tilel street
The restored square of the citadel
The faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Aleppo
Aleppo International Stadium
Aleppo City Hall
Souq al-Dira', maintaining its traditional role as a tailoring centre
Khan al-Wazir after rehabilitation in 2009
The historic street of al-Khandaq, restored just before the civil war