Aleppo | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-06-23

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00:02:46 1 Etymology
00:04:52 2 History
00:05:01 2.1 Pre-history and pre-classical era
00:10:54 2.2 Classical antiquity
00:13:05 2.3 Ecclesiastical history
00:15:38 2.4 Medieval period
00:20:57 2.5 Ottoman era
00:27:47 2.6 French mandate
00:31:38 2.7 Post-independence
00:36:01 2.8 Syrian Civil War
00:41:22 3 Geography
00:43:31 3.1 Climate
00:44:29 3.2 Architecture
00:47:56 4 Demographics
00:48:06 4.1 History
00:52:06 4.2 Pre-civil war status
00:53:08 4.3 Muslims
00:54:16 4.4 Christians
00:56:42 4.5 Jews
00:59:11 4.6 Spoken languages
01:00:20 5 Culture
01:00:29 5.1 Art
01:02:17 5.2 Museums
01:02:59 5.3 Cuisine
01:05:42 5.4 Leisure and entertainment
01:07:09 5.5 Historical sites
01:07:18 5.5.1 Souqs and khans
01:08:53 5.5.2 Gates of Aleppo and other historic buildings
01:11:17 5.5.3 Places of worship
01:13:47 5.5.4 Hammams
01:14:46 5.6 Nearby attractions and the iDead Cities/i
01:16:46 6 Transportation
01:16:55 6.1 Buses and minibuses
01:17:20 6.2 Railway
01:18:50 6.3 Airport
01:19:44 7 Economy
01:19:53 7.1 Trade and industry
01:22:36 7.2 Construction
01:24:40 8 Education
01:26:03 9 Sport
01:28:02 10 Municipality and international relations
01:28:39 10.1 Subdivisions
01:29:10 10.2 Integrated Urban Development in Aleppo
01:30:37 10.3 Preservation of the ancient city
01:32:37 10.4 Twin towns/sister cities
01:33:07 11 Notable natives
01:33:17 12 See also



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SUMMARY
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Aleppo  (; Arabic: ﺣَﻠَﺐ‎ / ALA-LC: Ḥalab, IPA: [ˈħalab]) is a city in Syria, serving as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 4.6 million in 2010, Aleppo was the largest Syrian city before the Syrian Civil War; however, now Aleppo is probably the second-largest city in Syria after the capital Damascus.
Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world; it may have been inhabited since the 6th millennium BC. Excavations at Tell as-Sawda and Tell al-Ansari, just south of the old city of Aleppo, show that the area was occupied by Amorites since at least the latter part of the 3rd millennium BC. This is also when Aleppo is first mentioned in cuneiform tablets unearthed in Ebla and Mesopotamia, in which it is a part of the Amorite state of Yamhad, and is noted for its commercial and military proficiency. Such a long history is attributed to its strategic location as a trading center midway between the Mediterranean Sea and Mesopotamia.
For centuries, Aleppo was the largest city in the Syrian region, and the Ottoman Empire's third-largest after Constantinople and Cairo. The city's significance in history has been its location at one end of the Silk Road, which passed through Central Asia and Mesopotamia. When the Suez Canal was inaugurated in 1869, much trade was diverted to sea and Aleppo began its slow decline. At the fall of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, Aleppo lost its northern hinterland to modern Turkey, as well as the important Baghdad Railway connecting it to Mosul. In the 1940s, it lost its main access to the sea, Antakya and İskenderun, also to Turkey. Finally, the isolation of Syria in the past few decades further exacerbated the situation. This decline may have helped to preserve the old city of Aleppo, its medieval architecture and traditional heritage. It won the title of the "Islamic Capital of Culture 2006", and has had a wave of successful restorations of its historic landmarks. The Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) occurred in the city during the Syrian Civil War, and many parts of the city suffered massive destruction. Affected parts of the city are currently undergoing reconstruction.