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citadel Aleppo
65 Reviews The early 13th century Ayyubid Palace has amazing structures inside the citadel it makes it extra shiney and wonderful. the entrance is stunning I was flabgusted when I saw it its luster of its...
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Christian Quarter Aleppo
20 Reviews Jedida means new in Arabic so letterly means new quarter, Mainly resindent are Armenians and Maronite who settled in Aleppo some time ago Christians in Aleppo have a good high life stype mostly...
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souqs Aleppo
32 Reviews Is massive khan, Khan It was built in 1574 by the Ottoman governor, al-Gumruk Has more than approximately 250 shops from cloth to whatever you want jewerly leather etc.is like amaze inside but...
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national museum Aleppo
10 Reviews The National Museum in Aleppo is open and well lit, a sharp contrast to the museum in Damascus. I was allowed photography, also unlike the Damascus Museum. The collection isn't quite so loaded with...
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Umayyad Mosque Aleppo
26 Reviews The Great (Omayyad) Mosque of Aleppo was first built in 715 AD, only 10 years after its namesake mosque in Damascus. Much like the Damascus mosque, the site chosen for the construction had been used...
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hammams Aleppo
13 Reviews Bath is considered to be the most beautiful bathrooms in all Aleppo, and is located in front of the south tower of the Citadel of Aleppo, built and is due to the early rule of the Mamluks in the...
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street scenes Aleppo
26 Reviews Any visitor to Aleppo is likely to spend most of his or her time along the narrow cobbled alleys of the old city, amid carved stone façades of its palaces, khans and mosques. Old Aleppo is built...
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Our guide Mustafa Jasem (Abu Abdo) has been working at the site since he was a child and as he has been there for a very long time he also knows very much and is interesting to listen to. While working he has picked up several languages and maybe he can give you a guided tour in your own language.With a mirror, reflecting the sun, he points to interesting details to see.
South of the church is the baptistery. Many pilgrims who came here were not Baptist jet and therefore had to get Baptist before they could enter the church. It was easily done in the walk-through baptismal font. Steps are leading down to the font and on the other side steps are leading up and out.
The ornamental carved stonework is nice and believed to first have been used in St Simone to later become a common design in Byzantine architecture.Looking closely you will also notice there are several types of crosses. You can see the Maltesian-, Byzantine-, Greek- and Roman-Latin crosses.
As very young St Simeon Stylites joined a monastery. It was not ascetic enough so he withdrew to a cave and he passed his days with prayer and meditation. As pilgrims started to come and he got a lot of unwanted attention he built a pillar that in the beginning was three metres high, with a platform on top. He lived 40 years on top of a pillar, but in the end it was almost 20 metres high.What did he do when he needed to go to the bathroom?Not much remains of the pillar as people during the centuries have taken pieces away.
On a hilltop, about 40 km northwest of Aleppo, are the ruins of Church of St Simeon. Here the ascetic Simeon Stylites sat on a pillar for 40 years. He became known all over the Byzantine world and pilgrims came to see him.After Simeon’s death a large church was built in the shape of a cross with the pillar in the middle of an octagonal courtyard.When the church was completed in 490 it was the biggest church in the world. Then it became the second largest after Hagia Sofia in Constantinople. The Arabic name is Qala’at Samaan (fortress of St Simeon). As the Muslim Arabs came to the region the church and monastery was fortified.
Jdayde Hotel Aleppo
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Beit Salahieh Hotel Aleppo
1 Review and 39 Opinions The Beit Salahieh, is a lovely hotel (converted from a 15th century palace), which has panoramic...
Sheraton Aleppo Hotel Aleppo
5 Reviews and 58 Opinions Try a breakfast in the Sheraton, all you wish to eat and more... And if you love ancient times,...
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Q: I'm planning to go to Istanbul early December. From there I will take a plane to Gaziantep. I couldn't find a flight to Antakya...
A: hi you can take shared taxi for 10-15$ for buses i don,t know but try ask in the buses station . best wishes
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