New Aleppo Neighborhood
New Aleppo (Halab al-Jadida) is one of the largest neighborhoods in Aleppo city in Syria. It is a residential area has Aleppine's classical buildings, which was built with white stones. New Aleppo is an extension of the city to the west.
New Aleppo Neighborhood حلب الجديدة Halab al-Jadidah | |
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  New Aleppo Neighborhood | |
| Coordinates: 36°13′N 37°10′E | |
| Country |  |
| City | Aleppo |
| Highest elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 67,247[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Etymology
It was called new Aleppo because it is the latest neighborhood that was built in the city, and its buildings have a lot of differences from those in other neighborhoods. The Aleppo name is maybe from Syriac means: "white city" because it has white stones and its buildings were constructed with stones.
History
Construction of the neighborhood began in the 1980s, but it was not a real suburb because the first buildings were outside the city. In 2000 the state began building an orderly neighborhood. It is now one of the largest neighborhoods in the city, and until nowadays it is expanding such as Menyan "Benyameen" quarter.
Geography and climate
The neighborhood is on a plateau in the west of the city at an elevation between 400 and 460 meters.
It has Mediterranean climate and 80% of precipitation occurs between October and March.
| Climate data for New Aleppo Neighborhood | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
10.3 (50.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92 (3.6) |
84 (3.3) |
64 (2.5) |
45 (1.8) |
23 (0.9) |
4 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
4 (0.2) |
27 (1.1) |
45 (1.8) |
91 (3.6) |
480 (19) |
| Average rainy days | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 74 |
| Average snowy days | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 115.9 | 135.0 | 193.4 | 238.0 | 324.3 | 371.0 | 392.5 | 370.8 | 297.0 | 239.9 | 181.0 | 122.1 | 2,980.9 |
| Source: WeatherBase, Climate-data.org, retrieved 10 November 2012 | |||||||||||||
Subdivisions
New Aleppo consists of North New Aleppo and the more recently built South New Aleppo. Both parts have several quarters. Two other neighborhoods that are sometimes considered part of New Aleppo are el-Zahraa neighborhood and el-Furqan neighborhood.
North New Aleppo contains:
- Muhandeseen quarter
- el-Kahraba quarter
- Masaken el-Taleem el-Alee quarter
South New Aleppo contains:
- Buhous quarter
- Masaken el-Tamween quarter
- el-Shuhada quarter
- Tawaso el-Madinah quarter
- el-Beaa quarter
- Menyan "Benyameen" quarter
Demographic
Religions
From the first construction in the neighborhood until now, most of its people have been Muslims, with some Christian families.
Mosques
There are a number of huge mosques, such as:
- Shaikh Omar el-Halaby Mosque
- el-Rahmah Mosque
- Eman Mosque
- Abdullah bin Abbas Mosque
- Saed bin Rabbie Mosque
- el-Ghufran Mosque
Ethnics
The population is 94% Arabs, 5% Kurds and 1% other or unknown ethnicity.
Services
Schools
There are a number of secondary and primary schools for girls and boys.
Primary schools
- Haroun el-Rasheed School
- Qoutaiba bin Muslim el-bahily School
- Othman bin Affan School
- Hessain Tabra School
- Ahmad Aswad School
- el-Moutanabby School
Secondary schools
- Mousa bin Nussair School
- Asaed Aqeel School
Posts
There is New Aleppo post.
Shops
There are two supermarkets:
- New Town in Buhous quarter
- One Mart close to Rahmah mosque.
There are more than 20 shops such as:
- el-Madinah el-Munawwarah
- el-Zaitouni
- Abu Dan
- el-Eman
- el-Ashkar
References
- Some information from old people who have lived in New Aleppo since the first buildings in it.