Editing Aleppo (section)

===Leisure and entertainment===
[[File:Aleppo Public Park (1).jpg|thumb|Aleppo Public Park]]
Until the break-out of the [[Battle of Aleppo (2012–16)|Battle of Aleppo]] in July 2012, the city was known for its vibrant [[nightlife]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/27/arts/design/27preserve.html |title=Preserving Heritage, and the Fabric of Life, in Syria |last=Ourousseff |first=Nicolai |work=The New York Times |date=26 December 2010 |access-date=27 December 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220102427/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/27/arts/design/27preserve.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Several night-clubs, bars and cabarets operated at the centre of the city as well as at the northern suburbs. The historic quarter of [[al-Jdayde]] was known for its pubs and boutique hotels, situated within ancient oriental mansions, providing special treats from the Aleppine flavour and cuisine, along with local music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://heartoforient.blogspot.com.es/2012/09/aleppo-burns-dar-zamaria-sisi-house-and.html |title=ORIENT: Aleppo Burns – Dar Zamaria, Sisi House and much of Souq reported Burned- Syria Comment |last=Atlioglu |first=Dr Yasin |date=2012-09-30 |website=ORIENT |access-date=2017-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102084425/http://heartoforient.blogspot.com.es/2012/09/aleppo-burns-dar-zamaria-sisi-house-and.html |archive-date=2 January 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Beehner |first=Lionel |date=2010-01-22 |title=Tourists Return to an Ancient Crossroads in Syria |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/travel/24next.html |access-date=2020-08-21 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804065904/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/travel/24next.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Club d'Alep]], opened in 1945, is a unique social club known for [[Contract bridge|bridge games]] and other nightlife activities, located in a 19th-century mansion in the Aziziyah district of central Aleppo.<ref>Philip Mansel (2016) Aleppo:  The Rise and fall of Syria's Great Merchant City IB Taurus, p.55 and 13pl</ref>

The [[Aleppo Public Park]], opened in 1949, is one of the largest planted parks in Syria, located near in the Aziziyah district, where [[Queiq River]] breaks through the green park.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.syria-news.com/readnews.php?sy_seq=53681 |title=Aleppo new fountains |access-date=3 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009233650/http://syria-news.com/readnews.php?sy_seq=53681 |archive-date=9 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The ''Blue Lagoon'' water park – heavily damaged during the battles – was one of the favourite places among the locals, as it was the first water park in Syria. Aleppo's [[Shahba Mall]] – one of the largest shopping centres in Syria – was also among the most visited locations for the locals. It has received major damages during the civil war.