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The adoption of “Aleppo” into English likely coincided with the Crusades (11th–13th centuries) and subsequent increased trade and travel between Europe and the Middle East. By the late 14th to early 15th centuries, the term Aleppo was well-established in English literature and travel accounts. [34]
The country of Syria is administratively subdivided into 14 governorates, which are sub-divided into 65 districts, which are further divided into 284 sub-districts. [1] Each of the governorates and districts has its own centre or capital city, except for Rif Dimashq Governorate and Markaz Rif Dimashq district.
Jindires (Arabic: جنديرس; Kurdish: Cindirês or Cindirêsê) [a] is a town in northern Syria in the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate.It is located on the Afrin River, 68.4 kilometres (42.5 mi) northwest by road from Aleppo and 20.9 kilometres (13.0 mi) southwest of Afrin. [3]
Rebel forces in Syria have taken control of the "majority" of the country's second-largest city, Aleppo, according to the UK-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
The Ancient City of Aleppo (Arabic: مدينة حلب القديمة, romanized: Madīnat Ḥalab al-Qadīma) is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria. Prior to the Syrian Civil War , many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since they were initially constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries.
Aleppo Governorate (Arabic: محافظة حلب / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Ḥalab [muˈħaːfaðˤat ˈħalab]) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is the most populous governorate in Syria with a population of more than 4,867,000 (2011 Est.), almost 23% of the total population of Syria.
1931 - National Museum of Aleppo founded. 1933 - Grand Serail d'Alep opens. 1936 - al-Nazir newspaper begins publication. [21] 1945 National Library of Aleppo and Club d'Alep open. 1947 - Pogrom of Jews. 1948 People's Party established. Al-Baladi Stadium opens. 1949 Aleppo Public Park created. Al-Ittihad Sports Club and Jalaa FC formed. 1950 ...
[29] [30] At the height of the fighting for Aleppo, up to 50 percent of the city's industrial production was moved to the Afrin District. [31] As of early 2016, two million pairs of jeans were produced per month and exported across Syria. [31] In January 2017, 400 textile industry workshops counted 17,000 employees, supplying the whole of Syria ...