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All Syria Aleppo

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Aleppo

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Aleppo, Syria

Updated October 12, 2023

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Shoppers visit the restored Souk al-Saqatiya in Aleppo, Syria, in November 2019.

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Church of Saint Simeon the Stylite

What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.
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