Aleppo Souk Destroyed Amidst Fighting

The World
Over the weekend, violence in the city of Aleppo, Syria, continued to claim lives. It also claimed a piece of Syria's cultural heritage, its centuries-old covered market. Hundreds of shops were destroyed by fire in the souk, which UNESCO recognizes as a World Heritage Site. Amr Al-Azm, teaches Middle Eastern History and Anthropology at Shawnee State University in Ohio. He says the medieval architecture of this market had been exceptionally well preserved.
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