Aleppo City

About Aleppo City:

• Aleppo, or "Halab" in Arabic, is one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities, being mentioned in Egyptian texts from the 20th century BC.
• It is a principal city of northern Syria. 
• It is situated in the northwestern part of the country, about 30 miles (50 km) south of the Turkish border.
• It lies some 60 miles (100 km) from both the Mediterranean Sea (west) and the Euphrates River (east).
• It sits on a plateau at an elevation of approximately 1,300 feet (400 meters).
• 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. 
• Aleppo’s most visible landmark is the medieval citadel, which sits on a partly man-made hill at the center of the city about 130 feet (40 meters) high. 
• The Quwayq River runs through the city, although it has at times run dry in Aleppo partly because of heavy water use in Turkey, where it originates.
• Aleppo was a focal point of the Syrian Civil War from 2012 until 2016, when opposition fighters there surrendered the city to government forces. 

Q1: Which is the capital of Syria?

The capital of Syria is Damascus. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and serves as the political, cultural, and historical hub of the country.

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