1 The Umayyad mosque in the Old City of Aleppo. The historic district, built in the 12th to 16th centuries, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. 2 Mosques and other buildings around Aleppo ...

Many of Aleppo's historical sites, including its famed Al-Madina Souq market and the Umayyad mosque, were badly damaged during Syria's civil war. According to UNESCO, 60% of the old city of ...

Aleppo, SANA-The Directorate of Antiquities and Museums in Aleppo has announced that more than 750 foreign delegations have ...

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Some described the overnight blaze as the worst blow yet to a historic district that helped make the heart of Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and commercial hub, a UNESCO world heritage site.

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Syrian insurgents fanned out inside Aleppo in vehicles with improvised armor and pickups, deploying to landmarks such as the old citadel on Saturday, a day after ...

The devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria on Monday have damaged important historic sites, including the ancient city of Aleppo in northwest Syria which was already “in danger” from ...

Across Aleppo on Wednesday there was celebration ... her around the city to reacquaint her with the landmarks and historical sites. “This is going to become a historic place,” she said.

The historic Baron Hotel in Syria's Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by ... Aleppo's old city, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, was ravaged by the conflict that erupted after a government ...

From a castle in Gaziantep to a citadel in Aleppo, as rescuers search desperately ... Tuesday for some of the region's most cherished historic sites. UNESCO, the United Nations cultural agency ...