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 ...

The citadel is the most important historic landmark in the city of Aleppo, Director of the citadel complex Ahmed Gharib said ALEPPO /Syria/, August 16. /TASS/. The Citadel in Syria’s Aleppo ...

Russian Defense Ministry published photos of demining the ancient citadel of Aleppo in Syria — historic fortress in the old town. According to UNESCO, 60% of the old city of Aleppo has been ...

The New York Times is tracking the human toll of the conflict in this feature. The primary source is the online video that has allowed a widening war to be documented like no other, and posts try ...

As a man dances atop a camel, surrounded by a joyful crowd, right nearby, on the entrance of the medieval Aleppo Citadel, the new Syrian flag with three red stars and a green stripe is hung.

Hope for a better life Aleppo’s medieval citadel, however, remains relatively intact. Rebel fighters, one with a rose slipped into the barrel of his gun, stood guard outside the ancient ramparts ...

such as the Aleppo Citadel to to help restore, protect them from extinction and prolong the urban life of these sites.