Aleppo (/ əˈlɛpoʊ / ə-LEP-oh; Arabic: ﺣَﻠَﺐ, ALA-LC: Ḥalab, IPA: [ˈħalab]) is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous governorate of Syria. [8]

Mar 11, 2025 · Aleppo is the 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.

The Ancient City of Aleppo (Arabic: مدينة حلب القديمة, romanized: Madīnat Ḥalab al-Qadīma) is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria. Prior to the Syrian Civil War, many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since they were initially …

Apr 1, 2025 · Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart, the Melkite Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Aleppo, describes what he calls a “tense calm” — a precarious peace that could break at any moment.

The monumental Citadel of Aleppo, rising above the suqs, mosques and madrasas of the old walled city, is testament to Arab military might from the 12th to the 14th centuries.

Aleppo (Arabic Halab) is a city in northern Syria, the second largest city in Syria after Damascus, and one of the oldest inhabited cities in history. Originating in the early second millennium B.C.E., Aleppo competes with Damascus as being the oldest inhabited city in the world.

Mar 11, 2025 · The old city of Aleppo was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986. Aleppo’s citadel is considered one of the most striking examples of medieval Islamic architecture preserved into the 21st century.

Located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium B.C., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans.

Located between the eastern Mediterranean coast and the Euphrates Valley at the crossroads of several trade routes since the 2nd millennium B.C., Aleppo stands out as ­one of the key centers along the legendary Silk Roads. Aleppo is one of the …

Considered to be one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities, Aleppo, or Ḥalab, in Arabic, has changed hands between rival powers many times throughout its long history.