An industrial city in western Syria, on the River Orontes; population 531,000 (est. 2009). It was the centre of an Aramaean kingdom in the 11th century BC. Much of the modern city was destroyed during an unsuccessful uprising against the government in 1982.
An industrial city in western Syria, on the Orontes River; population 531,000 (est. 2009). Much of the city was destroyed during an unsuccessful uprising against the government in 1982.