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Aleppo: This is the second capital of Syria (350 km north of Damascus), and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in history.
Aleppo Citadel:
It is situated at the center of the city overlooking Aleppo at a height
of 50 M. This citadel is considered as the biggest in the world, and as
one of the greatest and most beautiful archeological buildings of
Aleppo. It was built by Prince Saif Al-Dawleh Al-Hamadany. It is one of
the most important Arab Islamic military edifices in its architectural
style.
The Great Mosque: built in 1213 he have square minaret is 21 m high and from which can be seen splendid view. |
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Aleppo Citadel |
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Ancient Market(Al Souk): The Aleppo covered market are the longest in the world. They are seven kilometers long combined and have 39 market each with its own trading specialty of goods and.
Baths: most important baths in Aleppo are AL Nuhassien ,Al Bayad ,Al Yalbagha, Al Nasiri ,Azdamar,Al Sultan and Al Jawahiri.They were all builtBetween the 12'' and 15'' centuries.
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Ain Dara: Dark, igneous rocks such as diorite and granite, as well as basalt, of the type used for the Ain Dara animals, are to be found in this particular area of southern Anatolia and northwestern Syria.
Adliyeh Mosque: This mosque is the oldest Ottoman mosque in Aleppo. It's decorated with enameled ceramic tiles of Ottoman style.
Saint -Simon: In Arabic "Qalaat Seman", that bears the name of the ascetic Saint- Simon (4th century AD), who spent forty-two years of his life here. It’s isolated on the top of a column that was several times made higher (reaching up to about 20 m). It is to be noted that at the foot of the hill of Saint-Simon, a village: Deir Semaan, relayed to the monastery by a processional road, also housed many pilgrims.
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