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  2. Citadel of Aleppo - Wikipedia

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    Aleppo was captured by the Arab armies in 636, during the Muslim conquest of the Levant. Written sources document repairs being made on the citadel after a major earthquake. Little is known about the citadel in the period of early Christianity and Islam, except that Aleppo was a frontier town on the edges of the Byzantine, Ummayad and Abbasid ...

  3. Before-and-after photos show the staggering scale of ... - AOL

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    Aleppo was once a thriving city with Western chains, shopping centers, and beautiful mosques. But there's not much left standing anymore. Before-and-after photos show the staggering scale of ...

  4. List of heritage sites damaged during the Syrian civil war

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    Palmyra (World Heritage Site), Islamic citadel damaged by gunfire. [4] Old city of Damascus (World Heritage Site) [1] Medieval buildings in the Ancient City of Aleppo (World Heritage Site) [1] [5] Al-Madina Souq in Aleppo, world's largest covered historic market, destroyed and burnt by fire. [6] Great Mosque of Aleppo, damaged during a Syrian ...

  5. Video shows heavy damage to historic citadel in Aleppo - AOL

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    Footage released Feb. 7 shows heavy damage to the citadel of Aleppo in Syria, considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

  6. File:Citadel of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.jpg - Wikipedia

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    English: The Citadel of Aleppo is a large medieval fort in the old city of Aleppo, one of the oldest and largest castles in the world, dates back to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC. Aleppo, Syria.

  7. Pictures of splendors past: Aleppo before the war - AOL

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    Before Syria's ruinous civil war struck Aleppo, the country's largest city was a busy commercial powerhouse and a proud historic center Pictures of splendors past: Aleppo before the war Skip to ...

  8. Battle of Aleppo (2024) - Wikipedia

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    In the early hours of 30 November 2024, rebel forces captured the Citadel of Aleppo and the government headquarters in the city, [39] [47] as well as "more than half" of the city. [48] By morning, rebel forces had seized control of most of Aleppo, facing little resistance and forcing pro-government troops to retreat toward as-Safirah . [ 33 ]

  9. Great Mosque of Aleppo - Wikipedia

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    The mosque was restored and expanded by the Zengid sultan Nur al-Din in 1159 after a great fire that had destroyed the earlier Umayyad structure; [6] In 1260, the mosque was razed by the Mongols. [12] [17] In 1281, the mosque was burned again by the Mongols, and the minbar was taken by the Armenians of Sis, according to Al-Mufaddal. [18]