Aleppo

Summary

Aleppo is a city^[1]. Aleppo ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,238 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 in the country of Syria^[6].
• Aleppo's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Aleppo's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Aleppo's instance of is recorded as populated place in Syria^[9].
• Aleppo's official language is recorded as Arabic^[10].
• Aleppo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lyon^[11].
• Aleppo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gaziantep^[12].
• Aleppo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brest^[13].
• Aleppo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Osmangazi^[14].
• Aleppo is part of Northwestern Syria^[15].
• Aleppo's Commons category is recorded as Aleppo^[16].
• Aleppo's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[17].
• Aleppo's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern European Time^[18].
• Aleppo's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[19].
• Aleppo's local dialing code is recorded as 021^[20].
• 5000 BC marks the founding of Aleppo^[21].
• Aleppo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.2, 'lon': 37.16}^[22].
• Aleppo's significant event is recorded as 1947 anti-Jewish riots in Aleppo^[23].
• Aleppo's significant event is recorded as Siege of Sheikh Suleiman^[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^[6]. 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^[15].

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^[7], big city^[8], and populated place in Syria^[9].

History and Context

5000 BC marks the founding of Aleppo^[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Aleppo include Queen's Gambit^[38], a chess opening^[39]; Aleppo pepper^[40], a spice^[41]; Aleppo Codex^[42], a Hebrew manuscript^[43], founded in 1000^[44], written by Aaron ben Moses ben Asher^[45]; Aleppo International Airport^[46], an international airport^[47], in Syria^[48]; Pinus halepensis^[49], a taxon^[50]; and Aleppo plateau^[51], a plateau^[52].

Why It Matters

Aleppo ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,238 views/month).^[2] Aleppo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] Aleppo is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for Aleppo include Queen's Gambit^[38], a chess opening^[39]; Aleppo pepper^[40], a spice^[41]; Aleppo Codex^[42], a Hebrew manuscript^[43], founded in 1000^[44], written by Aaron ben Moses ben Asher^[45]; Aleppo International Airport^[46], an international airport^[47], in Syria^[48]; Pinus halepensis^[49], a taxon^[50]; and Aleppo plateau^[51], a plateau^[52].