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Pictures of Splendors Past: Aleppo Before the War by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
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Pictures of Splendors Past: Aleppo Before the War by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) |
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Article Posted: 12/09/2016 |
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Pictures of Splendors Past: Aleppo Before the War |
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A millennium-old minaret towering above Aleppo's Umayyad mosque, an imposing citadel overlooking the old city center, a medieval covered market and a 21st century shopping mall.
Before Syria's ruinous civil war struck Aleppo, the country's largest city was a busy commercial powerhouse and a proud historic center - its long heritage on display in ancient landmarks still used by modern day traders, travelers or worshippers.
But the war that erupted across Syria in 2011...
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