A street in the Al-Jdeida quarter of Aleppo in northern Syria before the 2012 civil war.

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A street in the Al-Jdeida quarter of Aleppo in northern Syria before the 2012 civil war. Meaning “new town” in Arabic, this medieval neighbourhood was built by Aleppine Christians after Tamerlane the Terrible sacked the city in 1400. This quiet labyrinth of narrow cobbled lanes meandering past ancient courtyard house and leafy public squares, was, prior to the war, becoming a hotspot for

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Location: Al-Jdeida, Aleppo, Syria
Photo credit: © Leisa Tyler / Alamy / Afripics
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