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Aleppo (/ ə ˈ l ɛ p oʊ / ə-LEP-oh; Arabic: ﺣَﻠَﺐ, ALA-LC: Ḥalab, IPA:) is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous governorate of Syria. [8]
Sep 20, 2024 · Aleppo, principal city of northern Syria known as a hub for Syrian culture and commercial activity as well as for its medieval citadel and architecture. The city became a focal point of the Syrian Civil War from 2012 until 2016 and suffered considerable damage.
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Nov 28, 2016 · Aleppo was once Syria's largest city and the country's industrial and financial centre. For the first year of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, Aleppo saw...
Aleppo is Syria's largest city and a UNESCO World Heritage site with a rich and ancient history. Learn about its geography, culture, and conflicts from Britannica's editors.
Nov 28, 2016 · The northern Syrian city of Aleppo was caught in a brutal four-year deadlock. It was a key battleground in the war between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and rebels who want to ...
Dec 16, 2016 · A city located in northwest Syria near the Turkish border, it’s the capital of the eponymous Aleppo province. Prior to the war, it was Syria’s most populous city — a place renowned for its...
Aleppo, Syria. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Aleppo preserves remnants of more than four millennia of Near Eastern history. The Citadel of Aleppo is a densely layered microcosm of this long and complex history.
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