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  2. Alexander Russell (naturalist) - Wikipedia

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    Russell sailed to Aleppo in 1740, having been appointed physician to the English factory there. He became the city's chief medical practitioner, through gaining the confidence of the local pasha. In 1754 he returned to England and two years later published his The Natural History of Aleppo, with a diary of the progress of the plague in 1742 ...

  3. The Natural History of Aleppo - Wikipedia

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    The Natural History of Aleppo is a 1756 book by naturalist Alexander Russell on the natural history of Aleppo. In 1794 his half-brother, Patrick Russell, revised and expanded the text in a second edition. The book is significant for its quality, the contemporary interest it attracted, and for being a product of the Scottish Enlightenment. [1]

  4. Ancient Aleppo - Wikipedia

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    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 constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries.

  5. Aleppo - Wikipedia

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    The commercial traditions in Aleppo have deep roots in the history. The Aleppo Chamber of commerce founded in 1885, is one of the oldest chambers in the Middle East and the Arab world. According to many historians, Aleppo was the most developed commercial and industrial city in the Ottoman Empire after Constantinople and Cairo. [19]

  6. Template:Aleppo - Wikipedia

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  7. Bab al-Nairab - Wikipedia

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    As part of a series of urban development projects in Aleppo during the presidency of Hafez al-Assad, large parts of the Bab al-Nairab district were demolished to make way for new roads constructed through the Old City. Many of the city's residents welcomed the plans, but a significant campaign, which attracted the support of a number of public ...

  8. Aleppo civilians killed in 'complete meltdown of humanity': UN

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    Dozens of civilians were killed by Syrian forces in 'a complete meltdown of humanity' during the final battle for Aleppo, the U.N. said Tuesday.

  9. Category:History of Aleppo - Wikipedia

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    The Natural History of Aleppo; P. Peter (stratopedarches) Y. Yamhad This page was last edited on 3 March 2016, at 21:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...