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The State of Aleppo (French: État d'Alep; Arabic: دولة حلب Dawlat Ḥalab) was one of the six states that were established by the French High Commissioner of the Levant, General Henri Gouraud, in the French Mandate of Syria which followed the San Remo conference and the collapse of King Faisal I's short-lived Arab monarchy in Syria.
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.
Syrian state media reported that projectiles launched by the rebels hit student housing in the University of Aleppo, killing four people, including two students. [44] In the early hours of 30 November 2024, rebel forces captured the Citadel of Aleppo and the government headquarters in the city, [37] [45] as well as "more than half" of the city ...
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]
Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa [b] (born 29 October 1982), [5] also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, [c] is a Syrian revolutionary, military commander and politician who has been widely regarded as the de facto leader of Syria since December 2024. [8]
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.
1916 – Aleppo College established. 1918 – Ihsan al-Jabiri becomes mayor. [17] 1920 - Syria mandated to the French; city becomes capital of State of Aleppo. 1922 - Red Hand Society organized (approximate date). [17] 1924 Damascus and Aleppo united by the French. Airport in operation (approximate date). Municipal library established. [19]
Battle of Aleppo مَعْرَكَةُ حَلَبَ; Part of the Syrian civil war: Clockwise from top-left: A destroyed tank in Aleppo, the Saadallah al-Jabiri Square buildings after the October 2012 Aleppo bombings, residents of Aleppo wait in line for aid relief, and a Free Syrian Army fighter walking among rubble in Aleppo