INDIAN IN ALEPPO: SYRIA'S OLDEST CITY
what do you what do you call this game in Arabic Satranj okay we say Satranj in our language also Tabligh Jamaat Tabligh is Tabligh Tabligh Addaab Aleppo is a cultural city you can call it a conservative city it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities you can see the condition of this city look at this building what a condition this is one of the oldest hotels where the merchants used to stay they used to stay in such hotels no no at all if they see him before like this prison this is the local dance good morning we are in Aleppo, Syria and I have come to my hotel to have breakfast look at this breakfast this is just for me I asked her twice she said yes for me they have given a flower here with black beans I think this is a local breakfast with chickpeas with yogurt they have given a bread olives, cheese, cheese this is the breakfast in Syria they are not doing anything special for me normally they have breakfast like this this is the biggest square in Tripoli we are standing right next to the square I have seen such things in breakfast which I have not eaten before I thought it was cheese but it is not cheese it is dry yogurt they have made it by drying yogurt they have put olive oil on it look at this how are you all right now you can see the hotel behind me Aleppo Palace Hotel I am staying here this is the Aleppo mall which is the second biggest city in Syria it is very close to the Turkish border I think it is 50 km away from here if you go to the north you will see the Turkish border we are standing right next to the main street if you go to the south you will see the biggest square in Aleppo look at the dry fruits they are selling cashews and pistachios you can see they are selling dry fruits you can see this is the atmosphere you will see in Syria where they do not have dry fruits pumpkin seeds you can see the dry fruits take him a photo so he is selling currency here it was not common before no no at all if they see him before like this he started doing this since last one month only just one month even maybe two weeks three weeks ago he was saying if you are taking dollars they will put you in jail I have never seen this before if you are taking dollars you will be jailed to be honest my first impression I found Aleppo very crowded maybe because we are very close to the main street we have stopped here but if I tell you about Aleppo it is one of the cities in Syria it has a long history it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities Aleppo's population before the war it was around 40 lakhs but now it is around 20-23 lakhs because many people left Aleppo people are coming back so maybe the population has increased but now it is around 23 lakhs and Aleppo is a very strategic location if I tell you about the world map and it was a very important stop if I talk about the silk route and there was always trading and trade people in Aleppo you will get to see them financially similar to homes homes is in the central location of Syria and that's why the people of the local homes were financially well from Asia, Mediterranean region to Europe all the regions were connected and Aleppo is called Aleppo in English but in Arabic it is called Halab what is this? some market? it became a market it seemed like how we saw in homes so our friend is saying this is the first time he is seeing the market he was surprised before there was no market but now there are no rules and regulations so people are setting up their own shops they were in this side their shooting was between the two and they probably look at this building how much effect it and other building behind and even behind the mosque here we have the souq which is split between the two the castle and the aces that one shelling, entering that one is retaking and and and it became like a disaster for their construction our guide was saying this is again at the time of civil war and Aleppo as I told you in the last video Aleppo had more effect than homes and again the same environment destroyed buildings which I showed you before and Aleppo looks very traditional look at all the buildings how many I am still seeing bullet marks it looks so old our guide was saying this is the same and look at the doors and the architecture you can see the area of Aleppo castle and the old area and on the left you can see the destruction and on the right you can see the Aleppo castle and look at the road wow I am traveling in Aleppo Syria so this is the ancient city of Aleppo and as we were driving you can see this ancient city so many old buildings and architecture and again Aleppo is one of the oldest inhabited cities Aleppo and Damascus and on the left you can see the old city of Aleppo you can see the destruction of the castle and our guide was saying most of the destruction around the castle are historic buildings from 11th, 12th, 10th century for example there is a hammam if you don't know there is a way to take a shower and it was destroyed in 11th, 12th, 10th century so our guide was saying this is a very bad thing there were a lot of historical things at that time you can see the condition of this building and you can see more destruction just opposite of the citadel Aleppo is full of destruction music music music music music music music music music music music music music music music music Our guide told us that normally in this region, the popular soup is made near the mosques and citadels Because people used to come to such places and according to that, the market culture, the soup culture is seen in this region Now we are going inside the soup and as soon as it enters, you will see a lot of distractions This soup is the main soup in Aleppo, called the old soup This soup is dating back originally maybe 1000 BC You see because even somebody maybe used the hill to be a castle And because of the mosques later on in the other sides or maybe the temples in the other side Became a soup but not like this style, beginning of a soup It's considered of 36 soups together Each soup is for example for special material This soup was for oriental, the other for silk, the third one for pistachio and so on 36 soups together It's considered one of the biggest supermarket, open supermarket in the world What you are seeing here is the market, the soup of Aleppo Literally, it was a war zone You can say around 6-7 years ago, around 2018 And these things separate the people of Aleppo from the people of Syria Let's consider a person who is 30 years old in Aleppo He has seen so much At one time, Syria was so beautiful People used to come here full of tourism And our guide used to say that in 2000-2005, there was so much tourism in Syria There were no hotels After 2011, there was a time when there was a war in Syria And nobody wanted to come here The whole environment became so dangerous And today when the government has changed So many people have seen in Syria That's why people of Aleppo say that the people here have become so resilient They have seen so many different kinds of times Our guide is saying that the part you are seeing At one time, it was the biggest caravanserai in Syria If you don't know about caravanserai Caravanserai is a kind of hotel It was built for the traders So this was all hotel? Yeah Oh my God Look at this First floor and second floor So look at this, some 700 years old There were such hotels where the merchants used to come They used to stay in such hotels And I find it so fascinating I don't know what to say I can't believe that I am seeing such an old thing Nothing has changed in today's time Everything is the same as it was in the old days There used to be a bath here in the old days As I said, there was a lot of culture in the bath So this bath is also the same Our guide is saying that people used to live in the upper areas Officers used to be in the lower areas This is the old bath We have come here 700 years old bath This is the oldest bath in Aleppo Our guide is guiding us I have to experience the bath He asked me to experience I didn't come here for this I didn't bring any clothes But he is saying that he has a system You can see the system of the bath You can sit here and rest I will take you inside I will show you how our bath is I couldn't record much here Because it was a shared bath There were other people here First they take me inside There is a traditional sauna room They bathe me This process takes around half an hour We have come to the oldest bath in Aleppo They offered me tea This is their process This is the place where people change I feel like a new person They have changed me I feel like I have taken a new life By taking a bath here I feel like they have made me bad There is a spice shop here We found it in the market The guide is saying that The spices are brought from India He is trying dates here Thank you This is a man He is an Indian He is preaching Do you understand? He is preaching I understand He is speaking in Turkish I understand All are from the villages I love this gathering How to get to know Allah He was inviting others For Islam in Turkey Some of them are Indians This is the market You can see the atmosphere New things are being made here New shops are being opened New people are coming This is the new version of Aleppo You can see it here There is another spice shop here You can see Agarbatti There is a lot of Agarbatti here There is a lot of Agarbatti culture here I have seen some of India's Agarbatti They sell some street food here This is a paratha They make it with stuffing This is a local street food Our guide You can see Kebabs here Hind Hind Thank you You can see around Aleppo You can see the whole Aleppo A little aerial view This is the market extension There was a market here We came here You can see the destruction here Our guide was telling It was not possible to come here Till 2021 All the places where we were walking There was a lot of stones I was thinking of it How big this city is Everything is brown Every building Even the new buildings You won't see any colors There are so many houses You will see only one simple brown color No colors Music You can see the clock tower Aleppo's most important symbol You can say Aleppo's landmark If I talk about the central area This hotel is Sheraton hotel You can see it ahead You can see how destroyed this area is All these areas are destroyed But this hotel Is the same as it was Because There was a contract When the war was going on Delegates, journalists, ministers All were staying in this hotel The government and ISI Had a deal There should be no bombing in this area That's why this hotel is left Nothing was sold here You can see The whole area is destroyed You can see Local people Playing chess Is chess popular in Syria? Yes What do you call this game in Arabic? Shatranj We say Shatranj in our language also Hindi Ok Shukran You can see Two local people playing chess I have seen other people Playing chess In Syria We have come to A local restaurant You can see Our brother has brought us here You can see The food He has ordered This is Kebab This is Lassi And this is Hummus I think Syrian food Is my favorite Most favorite Cuisine After Indian This is a unique thing I have never tried This is served with olive oil He is taking some brinjal Let's try Let's see This is our brinjal Which we eat He has served it with olive oil He has given hummus And kebab The food here Guys Right now If you had asked someone To take you here They would have said You have gone mad Right now I am in Idlib In Syria This is the city This is the center point Of the rebels
2025-02-19 03:02
