A traveler documents Aleppo, Syria three weeks after major political changes, visiting the Umayyad Mosque, Saqatiyah Souk, Gate of Antioch, and dining at Cordoba Restaurant. The video captures the city's hospitality, authentic cuisine, war damage recovery, and interaction with local residents navigating economic and social transformation.
- Duration
- 46 min 3 s
- Route distance
- 2.1 km
- Start
- Arrival in Aleppo
- End
- Umayyad Mosque (Great Mosque of Aleppo)
- Stops
- 2
- Channel author
- Carrie Patsalis
Timestamps and places
- — Arrival in Aleppo (Arriving in Aleppo for the first time)
- — Umayyad Mosque (Great Mosque of Aleppo) (Where to stay in Aleppo - hotel)
- — Aleppo restaurant, Cordoba, with Syrian and Armenian food
- — Buying petrol in Syria
- — Entering Aleppo old city via Bab Antakya / Gate of Antioch
- — Aleppo's oldest mosque
- — Aleppo's rebuilt markets / souks
- — Experiencing Syrian hospitality with a herb and spice seller
- — Meeting friendly local Syrian women
- — Seeing the devasation from the war in Aleppo
- — Meeting Jewelry and antique seller who tells me what's wrong with the west.
- — A traditional Syrian Hammam spa in Aleppo
- — The Aleppo citadel
- — Corn on the cob seller in Aleppo
- — Syrian from Aleppo celebrating what he describes as freedom from Assad
- — the Great mosque of Aleppo / Umayyad mosque
- — Al-Adilliyah mosque, Aleppo
- — The first tourists to visit Saint Simeon Stylites site North of Aleppo
Route on the map
I Couldn't BELIEVE This Was Syria! Going to Aleppo SHOCKED me! 🇸🇾