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Mount Simeon and Limestone Massif
... standing Christian churches in the world.
Many other sites and dead cities in the area are located on various distances around Aleppo such as Qal'at Najm, Ebla, Serjilla, Bara, Qalb Lozeh Basilica, Baqirha Byzantine Church, Deir Mishmish Church, Benastur Monastery, Deir Amman churches, Sargible settlement, Tell A'de Church and Monastery and other settlements in Jabal Halaqa region.
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The city of the soap
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Most of the souqs date back to the 14th century and are named after various professions and crafts, hence the wool souq, the copper souq, and so on. Aside from trading, the souq accommodated the traders and their goods in khans (caravanserais) scattered in the souq.
The khans also take their names after their location in the souq and function, and are characterized by their beautiful façades and entrances with fortified wooden doors.
The famous ...
Aleppo (Haleb) - Wanderings and Gatherings
... up, held my cheeks and kissed me on the forehead! He then requested that I come back to the office the next day and meet his boss! Of course I agreed, set a time of 15:00 and departed. My walk back to the hostel was not alone, with a suited and shaded gentleman following some 25m behind.
The next day I arrived at the offices, exactly (almost to the second) at the agreed time. I was escorted into an even bigger office, with an even ...
A bit of man talk when buying a scarf!!
... for a coffee (at least we think that's what they said), with our hand on our heart we kindly refused.
Saturday seemed to be some some kind of holiday and everyone in the city was in the best of moods, time after time we were stopped just for a chat. We spent a couple of hours in the courtyard of a mosque just watching families come and go while their children chased each other and played football. While everyone was willing to ...
Into full tourist mode
... I awake early to purchase a hat and gloves so I don't freeze in the atypically cold Syrian weather. We start our city tour by walking toward the mosque and citadel. Our guide Bashar points out the clocktower, which is still used today for hanging criminals. Normally, he says, the bodies are removed before dawn, but several years ago a band of vicious criminals was committing brazen robberies and murders in ...


