Old City Aleppo

Aleppo , Syria
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    Attraction Type:

    Historic village, Neighborhood

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    8of 19 attractions in Aleppo

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  • 1

    Another Day, A Different Country

    20 photos

    ... a strip of movie theatres. Men throng there by the dozens; many, as in Turkey, arm in arm. Aleppo or Haleb (population 3 million), the second largest city in Syria, was hopping the night we arrived! It was the last day of the Biram for the Turks and ...

  • 2

    Syria

    12 photos

    ... occasional stares, and startled smiles and returns of my "A salaam alaykum". I crawled over the massive citadel in the middle of the old city, an enormous fortress never once taken by force in it's entire history. I met two young guys from Syria there, ...

  • 3

    Hammams and hurrahs

    4 photos

    ... be certain that we looked at our next chicken shwarma with different eyes! Passing through the savagery of history, we arrived in Aleppo, Syria's second city and the final stop here for Jon and Louisa, and myself. In a few days, I'd be heading north ...

  • 4

    Aleppo

    ... ;I meant travel diary. When we weren't chained to the computers we explored the fabulous labyrinthine souqs in the old city which, (for those who don't know), are a partially covered network of narrow bustling passageways extending over ...

  • 5

    Aleppo's Labyrinths

    ... my birthday.   I woke this morning to Arabic coffee and fruit. After I post this blog I think I will walk to the old city and buy myself a present in the souqs. I'm now used to the city and can actually brave shopping properly!   Tomorrow I'm ...

  • 6

    Alluring Aleppo

    13 photos

    ... ; To be honest, this seems like taking things a little to the extreme.   The main sites of interest to us in Aleppo were in the old city, with the souk and the citadel.  The souk is a major shopping place for the locals and full of all sorts ...

  • 7

    Ahlanwasahlan!

    Halab (Aleppo), Syria, July 4th Ahlanwasahlan Imagine being barred by a moustache. After having nice conversations with officials at the Kilis border south of Gaziantep about visas and the wonderful places to see in Syria we move on, then are ...

  • 8

    Aleppo The Capitol of Islamic Culture

    81 photos

    ... I was really excited to be in Damascus. The fantastic, frenetic souqs and the myriad of winding, vine covered, alleys made the Old City of Damascus an extraordinary experience. The Umayyad Mosque had some of the most beautiful mosaics you could ever see. ...

  • 9

    Introducing: Syria

    4 photos

    ... The citadel was very cool; some of the rooms and tunnels were open to explore, and the top provided a great panoramic view of the old city. After looking around for a while, we were ushered out by a whistle-happy worker, as they were closing it down for ...

  • 10

    The Baron and a pleasent surprise

    15 photos

    ... the city. Winding through streets filled with countless side stalls a stretch opens up leading the way to the front gate of the old city, Bab Antakiya. Stepping through the archway the gate itself, a prized site of the old town, is made to look reticent ...