Aleppo’s Medieval Bazaar is Bring Western Tourists Back to Syria
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A recent NY Times piece point out the growing tourist traffic in the Syrian market town of Aleppo.
In September, tourism in Syria was up by more than a third from the same month a year earlier, and the recent loosening of visa restrictions with Turkey means that Aleppo is being flooded with traders and tourists from across the border.
Aleppo sits at an historic crossroads between Europe and Asia and has been a marketplace for a millenium or more. It's big advantage today is that the city's bazaar is not a reconstructed trouist attraction. It's a working Middle Eastern suq where Syrians still shop…
