 Heading north of the main Damascus - Aleppo highway |
 Aleppo, Halab in Arabic |
 Welcome to Aleppo |
 The Old City of Aleppo - A World Heritage Site |
 Aleppo Airport, left |
 Aleppo's two main sights, the Citadel and Umayyad Mosque |
 Aleppo Citadel - first pass while looking for a hotel |
 Citadel of Aleppo - Qalaat Halab - 12th/13th Century |
 Gatehouse and bridge, Aleppo Citadel |
 Aleppo's most famous site, the Citadel's bridge and gatehouse |
 Gatehouse to teh Citadel of Aleppo |
 Terrace at the base of the Citadel of Aleppo |
 Citadel of Aleppo - Qalaat Halab |
 Syria Welcomes Its Distinguished Guests |
 Al-Khandak Street, Aleppo |
 Al-Khandak Street, Aleppo |
 Office building, Aleppo |
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 New building in the traditional style, Aleppo |
 Central Bank of Syria, Aleppo |
 Syrian license plate from Aleppo |
 Syrian Communist Party (SCP) established 1924, Secretary General Khalid Bakdash |
 Umayyad Mosque Street, Aleppo |
 Square in front of the Umayyad Mosque |
 Umayyad Mosque, Aleppo |
 Al-Jama' Al-Omayya, Halab |
 You can climb the Umayyad Mosque minaret |
 Men resting in the arcade of the Umayyad Mosque |
 Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque (Great Mosque), Aleppo |
 Great Mosque of Aleppo - Jami al-Kebir - founded by Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I ca. 715 |
 Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque, Aleppo |
 Umayyad Mosque, Aleppo |
 Main door to the prayer hall, Aleppo |
 The Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo was rebuilt after a fire in 1169 |
 Another name of the mosque is Jami Zakariya, named after Zachary, the father of John the Baptist |
 Umayyad Mosque, Aleppo |
 Minaret of the Umayyad Mosque in the NW corner |
 Prayer Hall of the Umayyad Mosque |
 View of the Umayyad Mosque |
 Be sure to climb the 50m minaret for great views of the Umayyad Mosque and Aleppo's old city |
 Ablutions fountain and polychromatic stone floor, Umayyad Mosque, Aleppo |
 Women in the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque |
 Beautiful stone floor of the Umayyad Mosque courtyard |
 View from the Umayad Mosque towards the Citadel |
 The Citadel of Aleppo, rising above the old city on an extinct volcanic cone |
 This "tel" 38m high was the site of Aleppo's ancient acropolis |
 Aleppo Citadel |
 The famous bridge to the gatehouse is on the southeast side of the Citadel |
 Great Mosque of the Aleppo Citadel 1213 |
 An Ottoman style mosque, Aleppo |
 Looking down on the Old City of Aleppo with the Khan al-Joumrok (?), an old caravanserai |
 View of the New City, looking north from the Umayyad Mosque |
 The road which runs east-west from the Mosque ot the Citadel |
 Looking east from the Umayyad Mosque |
 Minarets rising above Aleppo, Syria |
 A new mosque with an unfinished minaret, Aleppo |
 Madrasa Halawiye, Aleppo |
 The Souq area of the Old City of Aleppo next to the Umayyad Mosque |
 Spices in the Aleppo souq |
 Souq al-Atarin |
 Spices, Souq al Atarin, Aleppo |
 Shwarma, Aleppo |
 Arabic sweets, Aleppo souq |
 Souq al-Atarin, Aleppo |
 Pyramid of spices, Souq al-Atarin |
 Arabic sweets, Aleppo souq |
 General goods shop, Souq al-Atarin, Aleppo |
 Aleppo souq |
 Fresh squeezed orange juice stand, Aleppo |
 Scales for the city of merchants, Aleppo |
 Al-Shouaybiah Mosque, Aleppo |
 Old Town, Aleppo |
 Bab Antakiya, Aleppo |
 Friendly boy in Aleppo, Bab Antakiya Street |
 Kids, Al Sur, Al Jalloum District, Aleppo |
 Boy in the Al Jalloum district, Aleppo Old Town |
 Girl on a tricycle, Al Jalloum - Al Sur, Aleppo |
 Mosque, Al Sur Street, Al Jalloum, Aleppo old town |
 Girls in Old Town Aleppo |
 Boy, Old Town Aleppo |
 Kids hanging out in old town Aleppo |
 Blond boy, Aleppo, Syria |
 Minaret with Star of David window, Aleppo |
 Rau'a Clothing for Men, Aleppo |
 Wooden upper level window, Aleppo old town |
 Al Shibani School, Aleppo |
 Al Saffanhiyah Mosque, Aleppo |
 Unexpected: Kiss Mee I love Gays, in Syria |
 Souq al-Coton |
 Souq al-Coton |
 Souq al-Coton |
 Souq al-Coton |
 Courtyard of a Khan (caravanserai) Aleppo |
 Aleppo - Souq al-Zarb |
 Aleppo - Souq al-Zarb |
 Handicraft Souq, Aleppo |
 Handicraft Souq, Aleppo |
 Handicraft Souq, Aleppo |
 Handicraft Souq, Aleppo |
 Handicraft Souq, Aleppo |
 Handicraft Souq, Aleppo |
 Musical instruments, Aleppo Souq |
 Poor Mohammed Al-Yusef |
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 Syrian license plate from Aleppo (Halab) |
 Gold souq, Aleppo |
 Gold Souq, Aleppo |
 Young shopkeeper, Aleppo |
 Shopkeepers in a clothing souq, Aleppo |
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 Wedding dress shop, Aleppo |
 Photo Baghdad, Aleppo |
 Coffee shop, Aleppo |
 Supposedly that's soap made from olives |
 Olive soap, Aleppo |
 Syria Hotel, Aleppo |
 Boy and a Pepsi fridge, Aleppo |
 Sheraton Hotel, Aleppo, opened 2007 |
 Room at the brand new Sheraton Aleppo |
 Jedaideh - the Christian Quarter of Aleppo |
 Jedaideh, Aleppo |
 Almaza beer from Lebanon |
 Sissi House, Jedaideh, Aleppo |
 Cookies, 10 pounds each |
 Jedaideh, Aleppo |
 Clock Tower, Aleppo |
 Clock Tower, Aleppo |
 Street sign, Aleppo |
 Spices, Aleppo Souq |
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 Entrance to the Aleppo Souq |
 Khan al-Wazir 1682, Aleppo |
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 Khan al-Wazir 1682, Aleppo |
 Al Mahmandar Mosque, Umayyad Mosque Street, Aleppo |
 Taj Alkalaa Cafe, Aleppo |
 Ottoman insignia on a building at the base of the Citadel |
 Girl on the Citadel Ring Road, Aleppo |
 Citadel of Aleppo, North Tower |
 Citadel of Aleppo |
 Citadel of Aleppo |
 Citadel of Aleppo |
 Qalaat Halab |
 Citadel of Aleppo |
 Citadel of Aleppo |
 Citadel of Aleppo |
 Citadel of Aleppo, South Tower |
 Detail of the South Tower, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Famous gatehouse and bridge, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Citadel of Aleppo - main gatehouse and bridge |
 Gate, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Qalaat Halab 12th-16th Century |
 Detail of door on the outer gate |
 Looking up to the main gatehouse |
 Bridge and main gatehouse |
 Arabic inscriptions, main gatehouse, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Machiolations, gatehouse of Aleppo Citadel |
 Main door, at a 90 degree angle to the bridge to prevent battering ram use |
 Detail of the carving over the main door, Citadel of Aleppo |
 View looking down the bridge to the outer gatehouse |
 Inside the main gatehouse, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Loopholes for firing on attackers, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Lion (right side of pair) Citadel of Aleppo |
 Entrance to the courtyard, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Aga Khan Trust for Culture & World Monuments Fund Conservation of the Citadel of Aleppo |
 Main gatehouse of the Aleppo Citadel from the inner courtyard |
 Entrance to the Royal Palace, Citadel of Aleppo |
 The interior of the Citadel of Aleppo is mostly ruins |
 Ruins, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Hammam, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Great Mosque (Masjid Al Zaher) Citadel of Aleppo, |
 Ammunition, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Citadel of Aleppo |
 Hammam, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Entrance to the Throne Room, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Throne Room, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Throne Room, Citadel of Aleppo - stained glass |
 Throne Room, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Throne Room, Citadel of Aleppo - roof detail |
 Passageway below the Throne Room, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Great Mosque of the Citadel of Aleppo built 1214 |
 Prayer hall of the Great Mosque, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Mihrab (niche) Great Mosque, Citadel of Aleppo |
 View towards the Umayyad Mosque from the Citadel of Aleppo |
 Ruins of the North Tower, Citadel of Aleppo |
 Citadel Ring Road - Haol Al Qalaat, Aleppo |
 View of the new districts of Aleppo from the Citadel |
 Road running to the Umayyad Mosque from the Citadel |
 Minaret of the Umayyad Mosque |
 Boys' school, Aleppo |
 Umayyad Mosque from the Citadel of Aleppo, looking west |
 View Northwest from the Citadel of Aleppo |
 Souq district, old city of Aleppo |
 Shahba Cham Palace Hotel in the distance with an unfinsihed mosque, Aleppo |
 View south from the Citadel of Aleppo |
 Khorsrofiyeh Mosque and handicrafts souq, Aleppo |
 View from the Citadel of Aleppo of the old town |
 Governate of Aleppo, seen from the Citadel |
 Khosrofiyeh Mosque, Aleppo |
 View of the plaza at the main entrance to the Citadel of Aleppo, undergoing renovations |
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