Aleppo

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city human settlement

Aleppo is an ancient and historically significant city in northern Syria, renowned for its rich cultural heritage, medieval architecture, and role as a major trading hub along the Silk Road.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
ancientName Beroea ⓘ
Halab ⓘ
climate semi-arid climate ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
coordinateLatitude 36.2021° N ⓘ
coordinateLongitude 37.1343° E ⓘ
country Syria ⓘ
damage severe destruction of historic center ⓘ
earliestSettlement 3rd millennium BCE or earlier ⓘ
economicRole commercial hub ⓘ
industrial center ⓘ
elevation about 379 meters ⓘ
famousProduct Aleppo soap ⓘ
hasLandmark Al-Madina Souq ⓘ
Church of Saint Simeon Stylites (near Aleppo) ⓘ
Citadel of Aleppo ⓘ
Great Mosque of Aleppo ⓘ
Khan al-Shouneh ⓘ
Khan al-Wazir ⓘ
National Museum of Aleppo ⓘ
hasMinorityReligion Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
hasUniversity University of Aleppo ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient City of Aleppo) ⓘ
historicalRegion Syrian Desert ⓘ
surface form: Syrian Desert fringe
isCapitalOf Aleppo Governorate ⓘ
knownFor ancient history ⓘ
citadel ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ
position on Silk Road ⓘ
role as major trading hub ⓘ
traditional souks ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Aleppo Governorate ⓘ
northern Syria ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Balikh River ⓘ
surface form: Quweiq River
majorReligion Islam ⓘ
partOf Fertile Crescent ⓘ
populationRankInSyria one of the largest cities in Syria ⓘ
region Levant region ⓘ
surface form: Levant
roleInHistory important Hellenistic center ⓘ
important city in Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
key city in Roman Syria ⓘ
major city in Byzantine Empire ⓘ
major city of ancient Near East ⓘ
provincial capital in Ottoman Empire ⓘ
sufferedEvent Battle of Aleppo ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)

Syrian Civil War ⓘ
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ
Eastern European Time ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1986 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hülegü Khan → capturedCity → Aleppo ⓘ
Levant region → hasMajorCity → Aleppo ⓘ
Syria → largestCity → Aleppo ⓘ
Hittite Empire → majorCity → Aleppo ⓘ