Aleppo

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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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Label Occurrences
Aleppo canonical 71
Aleppo (as a city name) 1
city of Aleppo 1

Statements (53)

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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Syria largestCity Aleppo
Hittite Empire majorCity Aleppo
Levant region hasMajorCity Aleppo
Hülegü Khan capturedCity Aleppo
Zengid dynasty capital Aleppo
Zengid dynasty territory Aleppo
Battle of Aleppo locatedIn Aleppo
western Syria includesCity Aleppo
subject surface form: Western Syria
Ottoman Syria majorCity Aleppo
Syrian Air focusCity Aleppo
northern Syria majorCity Aleppo
subject surface form: Northern Syria
Raqqa nearbyCity Aleppo
Manbij nearCity Aleppo
Mamluk Arabic usedIn Aleppo
Ibn al-Salah taughtIn Aleppo
Bilad al-Sham@ar majorCity Aleppo
subject surface form: Bilad al-Sham
Bishop of Beroea see Aleppo
Bishop of Beroea locatedIn Aleppo
State of Aleppo capital Aleppo
State of Aleppo contains Aleppo
State of Aleppo namedAfter Aleppo
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient City of Aleppo) locatedIn Aleppo
subject surface form: Ancient City of Aleppo
Citadel of Aleppo location Aleppo
Al-Madina Souq locatedIn Aleppo
Khan al-Shouneh locatedIn Aleppo
Halab isNameOf Aleppo
Halab hasModernName Aleppo