The Syrian city of Aleppo, near the Turkish border, is an atmospheric place to discover Syrian culture.

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Photo: Skylife magazine

Aleppo is historically a trading town, once one of the silk road towns on the famous route which brought silk from China to Europe. In a fitting way for such a cultural crossroads, bargaining is carried out in Arabic, Turkish, French or a mixture of the three languages.

Turkish Airlines magazine describes a bus journey to this ancient city.

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