Aleppo Travel Forum

Marhaba,
I am studying arabic in Damascus and i went to Aleppo last weekend.I really loved Aleppo so much and i seriously started to consider abt studying arabic there,but i have no idea abt it and i dont know anyone studies there so i hesitate.is there any good language institue foreigners study arabic?And if anyone inform me about accomodation for foreigners that would be great...
Masalama...

is it better to go from adana to aleppo or from antep to aleppo. i am coming from istanbul to aleppo and i have the choice to fly to adana or antep which is closer to aleppo first and which has more busses to alepo and are they available and time

i want to travel from Damscus to Istanbul by train , but the only avaliable direct train is on tuesday & i want to travel on wednesday & can't wait till next tuesday, i noticed that there's a daily train from Damscus to Aleppo ..also there's a daily train from Adana to Istanbul...so my question is how to get from Aleppo to Adana/Turkey & avaliable mean of transport(train or bus)..& is it daily?...what's its time table...thanks but please urgently answer me.

i will start the new year in aleppo! i will be there on 1 and 2 januray 2006
any nice hotel to recommend? lonely plante recommends diwan rasmi and beit wakil and zamaria martini, does anybody have a personal impression on them? costs?
and possibly, a trelephone number o email for reservation!!
thanks a lot
anna

I need some phone numbers,from Aleppo,if somebody can help me,please contact me:liliana77@rambler.ru

Thank you in advance,Liliana

Hi All Travellers!Is the best way to travel from Aleppo to Ankara, Turkey via Bus? Also, what cost? The train seems too long and flights too expensive. Any help would be great!

Dear Vts,

Is there any direct BUS connection frm Aleepo to iran cities esp Tehran? Besides tehran any other cities? How long is the journey & how much?

Thanx & Salam.

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The Wandering camel said the price of accomodation in Al diwan was less than 40 US$. Well I tried to book a double room for December and they said the price is 65US$ + 11 % tax. Has anybody stayed there recently? Thanks a lot.

Hi everyone.
I will be in aleppo in 2 or 3 weeks,
Is there some intresting activities and nightlife there ?
Thanks for any input!

Hello, me again :-)

I am trying to fax the Baron Hotel in Aleppo to make a reservation for my forthcoming visit but the number comes up as unobtainable.

Can anyone confirm the number? The one I have is (00 963) 21 2218164

Thanks in advance

John

Hello,

I am hoping someone will be able to give me some advice and put my mind at rest..

We are travelling from the UK to Turkey on 31st August, albeit via a slightly unconventional route!. We are taking a very early flight to Greece (Kos) then catching a ferry to Bodrum and finally the overnight coach to Istanbul, arriving very early in the morning on September 1st..

The problem is that we want to travel on the through train on the 1st September from Istanbul to Aleppo and are worried that by buying the ticket on the morning of departure, with only a couple of hours to spare, we will not be able to get a sleeping compartment on this train.

Is there any way that we can buy the ticket in advance, prior to our arrival in Istanbul? If we had to pay courier charges and have the ticket sent to us in the uk it would not be a problem.

We are so looking forward to going to Syria, it seems such a wonderful country and we would hate not to be able to go due to the train being full!

Thanks in advance

John

could anybody tell me about any cultural, political, religious and other kinds of events, public holidays, festivals and things like that... which take place this year in aleppo, in september?

if you know about them please write: date, address, name of event, short description and is it worth seeing or not.

thanks a lot.

Merhaba,
Can anyone give me further information, I have heard that as from July anyone planning on living in Syria must now have a Residency Permit if they are foreigners. I did not manage to get any information from the syrian embassy, does anyone know anything about the changes?? Fees involved etc??
Ummdean

Alsalam Alaykum,Can anyone help me with the following request?
I am looking for an apartment to rent in Aleppo.
It should be in a quiet area.
It is required for 6 to 12 months.
It must be minimum of 3 bedrooms.
It must be furnished.
Ground floor or with working elevator!
Available from July 2005.
I will pay for the 6 months upfront.
If you have contact details and email of Real Estate Agents in Aleppo I would really appreciate hearing from you.
Kind Regards
Ummdean.

I have accepted a position at the ICARDA school in Aleppo and am wondering what life will be like there. I have a 10 year old daughter and a 9 year old son. As of yesterday I am very concerned about our safety....before the removal of the US ambassador I was feeling good about moving there as I have heard how friendly the people were......can someone tell me about life for an American family there and the latest on feelings towards Americans...

Hi,
I need some information about a company in Aleppo, I need a telephone number, fax or e-mail address but I can't fid the company. Please advise me of a syrian zipcode, company directory or some sort of Directory Enquiries.

Hello Fouad,

My name is "bodhinature." You have very good information for people on the Aleppo forum. So I hope you can help me.

I will be visiting Aleppo next week, I HOPE!! I will be flying from Istanbul to Adana, and I will take a bus from Adana to Aleppo. It will be my first trip not only to Adana but also to Syria. 1: Do you know if there's bus service from the airport in Adana to Aleppo? If not, how do I get to the NEAREST bus station from the airport? 2: How much is a round trip ticket from Adana to Aleppo?

I hope you can get back to me as SOON as possible. And perhaps I can meet you while visiting in Aleppo!

Thanks much,
"bodhinature"

I arrive into Aleppo at 9pm on Thurs and I need to get to Kas in Turkey (near Antalya). Does anyone know about buses and how long this will take me?
Thank you

Are there any villas/houses with swimming pool for renting near Aleppo?
It needs to have 3 or 4 bedrooms and in a quiet area.
What would the rent be for a month?

I'm coming to Aleppo overland from Turkey in August. I read in Let's Go that if my trip is through a syrian travel agency, then my visa is free at the border. Can anyone confirm this?
Any help finding a short, low-cost tour starting in Aleppo?
Otherwise it's $100 to get the visa in Bucharest.
All the agencies I've looked at start their tours in Damascus. I'm the independent, poor backpacking type, but if an organized tour saves me from the $100 visa, and gets me to Aleppo, Crac des Chevaliers, Damascus and probably Palmyra, then I'm definitely interested!

The tour could include Lebanon and/or Jordan also.
After Syria & Lebanon, I'm on to Jordan anyway.

Thanks,
Kevin

Hi everyone,
I'd like to know, if anyone knows it, if there is a bus service in Aleppo from airport to city centre, or another way to reach the city, cheaper than taxis...my flight arrives at 5:30 PM, so I thought It was possible...
thanks a lot,
cheers,
claudia

Hello!
The question is, do we can get visas for Syria at the Turkish Syrian border? We are the family and we want travel by car from Slovenia through Turkey to Syria. If anyone knows anything about Syrian borders, please tell or write to me.
Thanks

i've traveled overland twice in the last two months from beirut to damascus and have always had a visa issued to me with very little hassel at the frontier. anyone had similar experiences coming down to alepo from adana in turkey?
thanks

Could someone please provide me with the address and phone/fax information for the Aleppo Museum? I have spent over ten hours online looking. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

We want to spend a few days in Aleppo, coming from Antakya/Turkey. Is there a regular Bus service , how long is the travel time.
Retuning we have to go from Aleppo to Adana/Turkey. Is there a regular Bus service , how long is the travel time. Can we also go by train f4rom Aleppo to Adana?
Peter

Hi all !
I am off to gorgeous Syria again next month(July)
I would like to know if there is a bus from Aleppo that travels to Sanliurfa in Turkey... through the Killis border.
Info would be greatly appreciated
Cheers!

I'm an american citizen currently living in Turkey. I would like to visit aleppo this summer.

1) How hot is it? will it be too hot

2) how can I get a visa

3) how much are hotels and stuff.

Thanks.