Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate.
Aleppois a city inSyria, serving as the capital of theAleppo Governorate, the most populousSyrian governorate.For centuries, Aleppo was theSyrian region's largest city and theOttoman Empire's third-largest. Aleppois anancient metropolis, and one ofthe oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world; it may have been inhabited since the 6th millennium BC.
The city's significance in history has been its location at one end of theSilk Road, which passed through central Asia and Mesopotamia. It won the title of the "Islamic Capital of Culture 2006", and has had a wave of successful restorations of its historic landmarks.