Aleppo
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Aleppo
Summary
Aleppo is a city[1]. Aleppo ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,637 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Aleppo was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities[3].
- Aleppo is located in Mount Simeon District[4].
- Aleppo is located in Mount Simeon Subdistrict[5].
- Aleppo is located in Mount Simeon Subdistrict[6].
- Aleppo is in the country of Syria[7].
- Aleppo's instance of is recorded as city[8].
- Aleppo's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
- Aleppo's instance of is recorded as populated place in Syria[10].
- Aleppo's official language is recorded as Arabic[11].
- Aleppo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lyon[12].
- Aleppo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gaziantep[13].
- Aleppo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brest[14].
- Aleppo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Osmangazi[15].
- Aleppo is part of Northwestern Syria[16].
- Aleppo's Commons category is recorded as Aleppo[17].
- Aleppo's local dialing code is recorded as 021[18].
- 5000 BC marks the founding of Aleppo[19].
- Aleppo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.2, 'lon': 37.16}[20].
- Aleppo's significant event is recorded as 1947 anti-Jewish riots in Aleppo[21].
- Aleppo's significant event is recorded as Siege of Sheikh Suleiman[22].
- Aleppo's significant event is recorded as Siege of Aleppo[23].
- Aleppo's significant event is recorded as Siege of Aleppo[24].
- Aleppo's significant event is recorded as Siege of Aleppo[25].
- Aleppo's significant event is recorded as Siege of Aleppo[26].
- Aleppo's significant event is recorded as Siege of Aleppo[27].
Body
Geography
Aleppo is in the country of Syria[7]. Located in include Mount Simeon District[4], a district of Syria[28], in Syria[29] and Mount Simeon Subdistrict[5], a subdistrict of Syria[30], in Syria[31]. Aleppo is part of Northwestern Syria[16].
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include {'amount': '+2132100'}[32], {'amount': '+1800000'}[33], {'amount': '+979465'}[34], {'amount': '+1834093'}[35], {'amount': '+1916781'}[36], and {'amount': '+2003671'}[37].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city[8], big city[9], and populated place in Syria[10].
History and Context
5000 BC marks the founding of Aleppo[19].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Aleppo include Queen's Gambit[38], a chess opening[39]; Pinus halepensis[40], a taxon[41]; Aleppo pepper[42], a spice[43]; Aleppo Codex[44], a Hebrew manuscript[45], founded in 1000[46], written by Aaron ben Moses ben Asher[47]; Aleppo International Airport[48], an international airport[49], in Syria[50]; and Aleppo plateau[51], a plateau[52].
Why It Matters
Aleppo ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,637 views/month).[2] Aleppo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Aleppo is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for Aleppo include Queen's Gambit[38], a chess opening[39]; Pinus halepensis[40], a taxon[41]; Aleppo pepper[42], a spice[43]; Aleppo Codex[44], a Hebrew manuscript[45], founded in 1000[46], written by Aaron ben Moses ben Asher[47]; Aleppo International Airport[48], an international airport[49], in Syria[50]; and Aleppo plateau[51], a plateau[52].