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The old city of Aleppo is simply amazing. Most of the buildings are medieval and all of them are made of stone.
The covered souk, that is one of the largest and more picturesque in the islamic world, covers a large area of the old city, and it is an amazing labyrinth of narrow street with any kind of goods and handicrafts.
Nevertheless, there are also some very quiet corners with a relaxed atmosphere. Leave a Comment
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In the summer of 2006 the museum was underging extensive renovation, so in places it was a bit like wandering around a building site, dotted with antiquities. Hopefully, when you visit, the work will have been completed, the airconditioning will be working again and all of the exhibits will be on display.
In spite of the dust and heat inside, I found this museam fascinating, because it contained statues and artefacts from many of the archaeological sites I had visited around Syria. Of special interest was the first hall which contains many exhibits from Ugarit, including statuettes, weapons, bronze and gold figurines and jewellery, and the third hall, which has the black basalt friezes from the base of the Hittite temple at Ain Dara. There are also Byzantine mosaics.
Opening hours:summer 9am-5.30pm; winter 9am-3.30pm
Admission: SŁ300 Leave a Comment
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