Editing Aleppo (section)

====Hammams====
[[File:Hammam Al-Nahhasseen Aleppo.jpg|thumb|[[Hammam al-Nahhasin]]]]
Aleppo was home to 177 [[Turkish bath|hammams]] during the medieval period until the Mongol invasion, when many of the prominent structures of the city were destroyed. Before the civil war, 18 hammams were operating in the old city, including:
*[[Hammam al-Nahhasin]] built during the 12th century near khan al-Nahhaseen.
*Hammam al-Sultan built in 1211 by [[Az-Zahir Ghazi]].
*Hammam al-Bayadah of the Mamluk era built in 1450.
*[[Hammam Yalbugha]] built in 1491 by the [[List of rulers of Aleppo|Emir of Aleppo]] Saif ad-Din Yalbugha al-Naseri.<ref>{{cite book |title=Syria & Lebanon |last1=Carter |first1=Terry |last2=Dunston |first2=Lara |last3=Humphreys |first3=Andrew |year=2004 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-86450-333-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781864503333/page/186 186] |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781864503333 |url-access=registration |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>
*Hammam al-Jawhary, hammam Azdemir, hammam Bahram Pasha, hammam Bab al-Ahmar, etc.

As a city with an ancient architectural style characterized by covered markets, khans, baths, and schools, in addition to mosques and churches, the city is an archaeological treasure in need of continuous care and maintenance. The city was significantly replanned after the end of World War II. In 1954, an architectural plan was adopted by the French architect André Guitton, who proposed the construction of several wide avenues through the city to accommodate the entry of cars. Between 1954 and 1983, many old neighborhoods were demolished under this pretext for expansion, particularly in the northern areas such as Bab al-Faraj and Bab Janin. However, growing awareness of the importance of these buildings ultimately led to the cancellation of Guitton's plan in 1979 and its replacement by a plan by the Swiss urban engineer Stefano Bianco, who launched the idea of preserving the ancient urban fabric of Old Aleppo. This paved the way for UNESCO to include the Old City of Aleppo on the World Heritage List in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-07 |title=موقع حلب - مخططات "حلب" التنظيمية عبر التاريخ |url=http://esyria.sy/sites/code/index.php?site=aleppo&p=stories&category=misc&filename=201009251220032 |access-date=2025-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007050846/http://esyria.sy/sites/code/index.php?site=aleppo&p=stories&category=misc&filename=201009251220032 |archive-date=7 October 2019 }}</ref>