Ancient City of Aleppo World Heritage Site

Official name
Ancient City of Aleppo | UNESCO
Country
Syria | Map
Continent
Asia
Location
Aleppo
36.1991° Lat, 37.1627° Lon | Map
Code
21
Time Zone
Asia/Damascus (+03, +0300)
Current Time
Category
Cultural
Description
Inscribed 1986. Located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium B.C., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans. The 13th-century citadel, 12th-century Great Mosque and various 17th-century madrasas, palaces, caravanserais and hammams all form part of the city's cohesive, unique urban fabric, now threatened by overpopulation.