The historic urban nitty-gritty of Aleppo , i of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the basis , lies inwards ruins today. The civil nation of war inwards Syrian Arab Republic , which has been raging for near 5 years right away , has ravaged the entire province , killed tens of thousands in addition to displaced millions. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Aleppo is i of the worst hits amongst devastation that tin alone locomote described every bit catastrophic.
Where i time stood Byzantine churches , ancient mosques in addition to crusader fortresses , are right away heaps of rubble. The minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo no longer stands , the walls of the Citadel of Aleppo are right away lodged amongst bullet in addition to artillery holes. The famous covered marketplace of Al-Madina was raged to the basis past times fire. Aleppo has drib dead the symbol of the devastation wrought on Syrian Arab Republic in addition to its population.
The next photos comparison Aleppo’s diverse landmarks earlier in addition to subsequently the nation of war started were published past times the city-based Olympia Restaurant.
On its Facebook page , the Olympia Restaurant writes: “These 124 images exhibit our love urban nitty-gritty , how it was , in addition to how it is right away subsequently sabotage , devastation , looting in addition to burning of the monuments , historical places , one-time houses , mosques , churches in addition to the historical one-time markets (Souks) which are classified every bit Sites of World Heritage past times UNESCO since 1986."
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