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Located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium B.C., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans. The 13th-century ...

Picture: AFP/George Ourfalian A pilgrim in a walkway around the courtyard of the Great Mosque or Omayyad Mosque on February 26, 2007 in Aleppo, Syria. In 2012, Aleppo became a site of fierce civil ...

Aleppo, SANA- Aleppo province is located ... among its most important mosques is the Great Umayyad Mosque, which was built during the Umayyad era. This city is also known for its walls, gates ...

In this photo released on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency, former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, his wife Asma (C) and their children Zein, left, Karim, right, and Hafez walk ...

At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus ... “We announce to you from the Syrian news channel the victory of the great Syrian revolution after 13 years of patience and sacrifice.” ...

One of the great unknowns is how ... or any other sect in Aleppo,” a commander of one of the rebel factions said in a filmed speech at a mosque in the city after the takeover.

The damage to the city has been widespread. Part of Aleppo's ancient ramparts collapsed in July 2015. The minaret on the Great Mosque of Aleppo was also destroyed. The Aleppo souk, with its 4,000 ...