day trips, Aleppo

by Sambawalk
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Qatura has some Roman-era tombs which cut into the rock and easy to scramble up to them. These tomb has clearly marked with Latin and Greek inscriptions.

A shared private car/taxi with a group of 4 should cost around SP1600 should take you to several places, inlcuding Qala’at Samaan.

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	day trips: Ruweiha

on May 30, 2006

Ruweiha

Ruweiha is impressive and beautiful, but not easy to be visited. Some of the ruins are used by the locals as stockyards for cows and sheep and the presence of guard dogs made my visit to the impressive –of a distance- 6th century Church of Bissos impossible. Still, there are some other interesting ruins and the place worth a visit.

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	day trips: Serjila

on May 30, 2006

Serjila

Serjila is the most impressive of the Dead Cities, the ghost Byzantine towns that lie south of Aleppo. Strolling around Serjila, you have the feeling that its inhabitants left the town only yesterday, and not 16 centuries ago. At the center of the town, there is a square with a tavern, a bathhouse and a church. Spreading around, the extensive remains of private houses and villas shows how wealthy and prosperous this place was in the past. Admission 75SP.

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	day trips: Jerada

on May 30, 2006

Villagers' house, Jerada

The Dead City of Jerada is not dead at all. People still make their homes next to the ruins, and the villagers use some of the old houses to keep their animals. The most important sites in Jerada are a 5th century Byzantine cathedral and a big watchtower.

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	day trips: Desert landscape

By dabuwan

on February 19, 2003

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Landscape around Aleppo

The landscape around Aleppo is pretty desertic. No sand dunes, though, just dry rocky hills.

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	day trips: Ain Dara

on May 30, 2006

Lion statue, Ain Dara

The temple of Ain Dara dates back to the 10th century BC. It was dedicated to the Hittite goddess Ishtar and the legend says that the goddess herself visited the temple. As a proof of her visit, she left four 1-meter long footprints at the entrance of the temple. Today, the most impressive site at the Ain Dara (besides the footprints) is a huge statue of a basalt lion standing at the top of the hill. Admission 75SP. Open daily, morning to sunrise.

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	day trips: St.Simeon

By schuurton

on April 29, 2005

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St Simeon

a bit difficult to go to by public transport so one has to take a taxi

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	day trips: qalaat samaan(st simon)reminds...

By fabrice

on August 24, 2002

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qalaat samaan(st simon)reminds us the christian Fathers who lived and tought here

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	day trips: Day Trips

Updated By MM212

on August 3, 2007