Excerpt translated via Google:
The Stuttgart “Friends of Aleppo” supports the second largest city in Syria in the preservation of the historic old town and the preservation of their cultural heritage. After the restoration of traditional houses, the initiative now promotes the development of the city archives for more cultural life in the old city center.
The old trading city of Aleppo is one of their 5000-year history of the longest inhabited cities in the region
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Today, local government, the department of the town together with international bodies such as the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the Aga Khan Foundation because, historically significant buildings to preserve.
http://www.welt-sichten.org/archiv/2010/7-2010/7-2010.html
http://www.welt-sichten.org/artikel/art-07-010/das-kulturelle-erbe-in-die-zukunft-retten.html
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