Probably the oldest inhabited city in the world and still a buzzing hive of activity. Famous for its citadel that towers over it. Traditionally a city of trade, especially before the Suez canal, it used to link Europe and Adia. A truly charming oriental city. Aleppo is the city of Architecture . One can find various styles in it; architectures of the XIIIth and XIVth centuries, like the caravanserais, coranic schools and Hammams (so called Turkish baths), in the old city.