Citadel of Aleppo

he Citadel of Aleppo Is one of the strongest castles of the world. It has been built on a hill in the middle of the city. It protrudes 50 meters above the city and it is surrounded by a pit which is 20 meter deep and 30 meter wide. (with crocodiles in the old times.) One of the hallmarks of the castle is the big gate which is reachable via a bridge. The most interesting seeing inside are the arms room, throne room and the Byzantine room. Beside these rooms it has an amphitheatre and a bath house and underground tunnels which were reaching the middle of the city.

Aleppo

October 4th 2010
Enjoying the nice view of the Syrian landscape, kilometers are passing. Slowly in the desert landscape changes into inhabited area. We are approaching Aleppo. When we entered the city, we saw immediately that this is not one of the countries where I would like to drive. The traffic is a complete mess. It reminded me to the traffic of Cairo. The distance between Gaziantep and Aleppo is 120 km, but ... read more

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Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in ... ... read more

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