03:51Four war-torn markets in Aleppo's Old City are bustling once again after being reopened following months of restoration work.
Footage captured on Wednesday shows crowds of shoppers perusing the wares at shops and stalls. Musicians are seen clad in traditional clothing, playing folk songs to celebrate the reopening.
"Aleppo's people are alive and cannot be killed. We have been invaded by Tatar Mongols and plagued with several wars. In 1822, Aleppo was razed to the ground, yet its residents stood up and worked together to reconstruct Aleppo," a market vendor said.
"We didn't lose hope when the conflict raged in the past, so how can we lose it now?" he continued.
Meanwhile, Local community worker Ahmed Kebbeh said 144 shops have reopened at the newly-refurbished "al-Hibal, al-Haddadin, al-Saqatiyah 2, and al-Ahmadiah" markets.
"Further projects to be reopened in the near future are north al-Mahmass Souq, al-khesh Souq, and very soon, we will start working in the Zarb and A'bi markets located at the entrance to old Aleppo," he added.
In a video posted on social media pages, Syria's First Lady Asma al-Assad celebrated the restoration of Aleppo's old markets, describing the renovation work as an "ambition shared by all Syrians and by those in Syria and around the world who love Aleppo."
Representatives of President Bashar al-Assad, the Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, Mansour Azzam, and the Minister of Culture, Lubana Mashouh, participated in reopening the markets in Aleppo, according to local media.
In December 2016, the Syrian army announced that the city of Aleppo had been fully recaptured from rebel fighters who controlled several districts there for years after the onset of conflict in the country in 2011.
'We didn't lose hope' - Ancient markets restored to former glory in Aleppo’s Old City
Four war-torn markets in Aleppo's Old City are bustling once again after being reopened following months of restoration work.
Footage captured on Wednesday shows crowds of shoppers perusing the wares at shops and stalls. Musicians are seen clad in traditional clothing, playing folk songs to celebrate the reopening.
"Aleppo's people are alive and cannot be killed. We have been invaded by Tatar Mongols and plagued with several wars. In 1822, Aleppo was razed to the ground, yet its residents stood up and worked together to reconstruct Aleppo," a market vendor said.
"We didn't lose hope when the conflict raged in the past, so how can we lose it now?" he continued.
Meanwhile, Local community worker Ahmed Kebbeh said 144 shops have reopened at the newly-refurbished "al-Hibal, al-Haddadin, al-Saqatiyah 2, and al-Ahmadiah" markets.
"Further projects to be reopened in the near future are north al-Mahmass Souq, al-khesh Souq, and very soon, we will start working in the Zarb and A'bi markets located at the entrance to old Aleppo," he added.
In a video posted on social media pages, Syria's First Lady Asma al-Assad celebrated the restoration of Aleppo's old markets, describing the renovation work as an "ambition shared by all Syrians and by those in Syria and around the world who love Aleppo."
Representatives of President Bashar al-Assad, the Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, Mansour Azzam, and the Minister of Culture, Lubana Mashouh, participated in reopening the markets in Aleppo, according to local media.
In December 2016, the Syrian army announced that the city of Aleppo had been fully recaptured from rebel fighters who controlled several districts there for years after the onset of conflict in the country in 2011.
Four war-torn markets in Aleppo's Old City are bustling once again after being reopened following months of restoration work.
Footage captured on Wednesday shows crowds of shoppers perusing the wares at shops and stalls. Musicians are seen clad in traditional clothing, playing folk songs to celebrate the reopening.
"Aleppo's people are alive and cannot be killed. We have been invaded by Tatar Mongols and plagued with several wars. In 1822, Aleppo was razed to the ground, yet its residents stood up and worked together to reconstruct Aleppo," a market vendor said.
"We didn't lose hope when the conflict raged in the past, so how can we lose it now?" he continued.
Meanwhile, Local community worker Ahmed Kebbeh said 144 shops have reopened at the newly-refurbished "al-Hibal, al-Haddadin, al-Saqatiyah 2, and al-Ahmadiah" markets.
"Further projects to be reopened in the near future are north al-Mahmass Souq, al-khesh Souq, and very soon, we will start working in the Zarb and A'bi markets located at the entrance to old Aleppo," he added.
In a video posted on social media pages, Syria's First Lady Asma al-Assad celebrated the restoration of Aleppo's old markets, describing the renovation work as an "ambition shared by all Syrians and by those in Syria and around the world who love Aleppo."
Representatives of President Bashar al-Assad, the Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, Mansour Azzam, and the Minister of Culture, Lubana Mashouh, participated in reopening the markets in Aleppo, according to local media.
In December 2016, the Syrian army announced that the city of Aleppo had been fully recaptured from rebel fighters who controlled several districts there for years after the onset of conflict in the country in 2011.