Aleppo

[uh-lep-oh]

noun

1. a city in NW Syria.

Aleppo

/ əˈlɛpəʊ /

noun

1. French name: Alep. Arabic name: Haleb. an ancient city in NW Syria: industrial and commercial centre; scene of heavy fighting in 2012 between the rebel Free Syrian Army and government forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.. Pop: 2 505 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

They recently clashed again in the northwestern city of Aleppo.

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Aleppo province and the Damascus countryside, major rebel strongholds subjected to heavy bombardment during the early years of the war, bore the brunt of the most of the destruction.

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When Daisy was a pup, Koerner began planting dozens of native plants near the Aleppo pines and fig trees, creating what he called their campground arboretum.

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Other residents and helpers have been showing up to give what they can, adding everything from aloe plants to coast live oak saplings to a 7-foot Aleppo pine someone had potted in a bucket.

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Opposition fighters had advanced towards Damascus, taking major cities including Aleppo.

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