Aleppo College

Private school in Aleppo, Syria

Aleppo American College

كلية حلب الأمريكية / معهد حلب العلمي

Address

Taha Hussein Street

Aleppo

Syria

Information
Type| Private school
Established| 1876 (in Aintab)
relocated to Aleppo in 1923
Founder| American Board of Commissioners and Foreign Missions (ABCFM)
President| Najib Bitar
Principal| Reverend Ibrahim Nseir
Grades| 1 - 12
Athletics| football, basketball, tennis, athletics, swimming
Affiliations| Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East, The National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon
Languages| English, Arabic, French

Aleppo College (Arabic: كلية حلب الأمريكية / معهد حلب العلمي; also called Aleppo American College) is a junior college. It awards high school degrees at the tenth grade. And up to 1964, it awarded freshman and sophomore classes in arts, engineering and medicine at the 11th and 12th Grades. It is based in the Syrian city of Aleppo since 1923. The roots of the college are traced back to the Central Turkey College of Aintab founded between 1874 and 1876 by the American Board of Commissioners and Foreign Missions in the Ottoman Empire to serve the large number of Christian Armenian population in the region.[1]

## History

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The students of the Aintab College were largely Armenians -mainly Protestant Armenians-, but non-Armenians also attended. As a result of the massacres of the Armenians during the 1915 Armenian genocide, the college was transferred to the Syrian city of Aleppo,[2] through the efforts of its director John E. Merrill[3] (1898–1937), where it became known as Aleppo College or the Aleppo American College and functioned as a high school.[4]

## School facilities

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By 1930, with the efforts of the American benefactor James Lack, a large piece of land of 13 hectares was donated to erect the new buildings of the school in the south-western suburbs of Aleppo. However, the construction process was launched in 1936 and completed in 1939. Due to the circumstances of the World War II, the construction of the second building (Girls High school) named American High School for Girls started only in 1950 and completed in 1952.[5]

## Legacy

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In its life of more than 150 years the college has helped prepare thousands of young men and women for service to society. In the secular field its graduates have distinguished themselves as teachers, school administrators, nurses, physicians, surgeons, pharmacists, dentists, writers, merchants, engineers, government officials and a cross-section of the occupations of its alumni.

## Alumni

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Alumni of Aleppo College include:[6]

* Nazim al-Kudsi, former president of Syria
* Fateh Moudarres, renowned Syrian painter
* Moustapha Akkad, film producer and director

## References

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1. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, s.v. Aintab.
2. ^ "Synod-SL:Aleppo College". Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
3. ^ Syrian History:Aleppo College
4. ^ Miller, George (1967). "Aleppo College: Failure or Fulfilment?". The Muslim World. 57: 42–45. doi:10.1111/j.1478-1913.1967.tb01239.x.
5. ^ e-Aleppo:Aleppo College
6. ^ Syrian History:Aleppo College

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Aleppo

Neighbourhoods|

* Ancient City of Aleppo
* Bab al-Nairab
* New Aleppo Neighborhood
* Ramouseh
* Salaheddine District
* Sheikh Maqsood

Historic landmarks|

* Ancient City of Aleppo
* Citadel of Aleppo
* Al-Madina Souq
* Al-Jdayde quarter
* Central Synagogue of Aleppo
* Al-Shibani building
* Hammam Bab al-Ahmar
* Hammam al-Nahhasin
* Hammam Yalbugha
* Khanqah al-Farafira
* Bimaristan Arghun al-Kamili
* Beit Junblatt
* Beit Ghazaleh
* Beit Achiqbash
* Bab al-Faraj Clock Tower
* Baron Hotel
* Aleppo railway station
* Villa Rose
* Grand Serail of Aleppo

Madrasas|

* Al-Ahmadiyah
* Al-Firdaws
* Al-Halawiyah
* Al-Kameliyah
* Al-Muqaddamiyah
* Al-Shadbakhtiyah
* Al-Sharafiyah
* Al-Sultaniyah
* Al-Turantaiyah
* Al-Uthmaniyah
* Al-Zahiriyah

Mosques|

| Historic|

* Al-Shuaibiyah Mosque
* Great Mosque of Aleppo
* Al-Nuqtah Mosque
* Al-Qaiqan Mosque
* Mahmandar Mosque
* Altun Bogha Mosque
* Al-Sahibiyah Mosque
* Bahsita Mosque
* Al-Tawashi Mosque
* Al-Otrush Mosque
* Al-Saffahiyah Mosque
* Khusruwiyah Mosque
* Al-Adiliyah Mosque
* Behramiyah Mosque

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Modern|

* Ar-Rahman Mosque
* Tawhid Mosque

Churches|

| Historic|

* Church of Saint Simeon Stylites
* Forty Martyrs Cathedral
* Church of the Dormition of Our Lady
* Mar Assia al-Hakim Church
* Saint Elijah Cathedral (Maronite)

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Modern|

| Catholic|

* Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
* Church of the Holy Trinity
* Cathedral of Saint Joseph
* Church of the Holy Cross
* Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption

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Eastern Orthodox|

* Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet (Greek Orthodox)

Oriental Orthodox|

* Church of the Holy Mother of God

Protestant|

* Emmanuel Church
* Bethel Church
* Martyrs' Church

Historic gates|

* Bab al-Hadid
* Bab al-Ahmar
* Bab al-Nairab
* Bab al-Maqam
* Bab Qinnasrin
* Bab Antakeya
* Bab al-Jinan
* Bab al-Faraj
* Bab al-Nasr

Culture and
education|

* Aleppo Citadel Amphitheatre
* Aleppo Citadel Museum
* National Library of Aleppo
* National Museum of Aleppo
* Aleppo Centre for Culture and Arts
* University of Aleppo
* Mamoun University for Science and Technology
* Al-Shahba University
* Aleppo College
* École Amal
* International School of Aleppo
* Lycée français d'Alep

Entertainment|

* Al-Sabil Park
* Aleppo Public Park
* Al-Snoubari Park
* Abu Abdo
* Club d'Alep
* Sheraton Aleppo
* Shahba Mall

Streets and squares|

* Al-Hatab Square
* Farhat Square
* Sabaa Bahrat Square
* Saadallah al-Jabiri Square
* Liberty Square
* King Faisal Street

Notable people|

* Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi
* Al-Ma'arri
* Buhturi
* Harut Sassounian
* Hilarion Capucci
* Ibrahim Hananu
* Jerry Seinfeld
* Joseph Safra
* Levon Ter-Petrossian
* Louay Kayali
* Moustapha Akkad
* Mustafa Bey Barmada
* Nazim al-Kudsi
* Qustaki al-Himsi
* Ronaldo Mouchawar
* Rushdi al-Kikhya
* Omar Abu-Riche
* Paul of Aleppo
* Qustaki al-Himsi
* Saadallah al-Jabiri
* Sabah Fakhri
* Saint Maron
* Simeon Stylites

Nature|

* Queiq River
* Dhahab River
* Mount Simeon
* Kurd Mountains
* Mount Barsa
* Mount al-Hass
* Aleppo plateau
* Limestone Massif
* Sabkhat al-Jabbul

Sport|

| Venues|

* 7 April Stadium
* Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium
* Al-Assad Sports Arena
* Al-Hamadaniah Stadium
* Al-Ittihad Stadium
* Bassel al-Assad Swimming Complex
* Aleppo International Stadium
* Al-Hamadaniah Tennis Complex
* Al-Hamadaniah Olympic Swimming and Diving Complex
* Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena

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Clubs|

* Al-Ittihad SC
* Al-Hurriya SC
* Al-Yarmouk SC
* Al-Herafyeen SC
* Jalaa SC
* Ommal Aleppo SC
* Ouroube SC
* Shorta Aleppo SC

Historical timeline|

* Rulers of Aleppo
* Kingdom of Armi
* Yamhad
* Palistin
* Bit Agusi
* Aleppo soap
* Dead Cities
* Siege of Aleppo (637)
* Aleppo Codex
* Hamdanids
* Mirdasids
* Zengids
* 1138 Aleppo earthquake
* Siege of Aleppo (1260)
* Battle of Marj Dabiq
* Aleppo Eyalet
* Levant Company
* Massacre of Aleppo (1850)
* Aleppo Vilayet
* Qudud Halabiya
* Baghdad Railway
* Aleppo International Airport
* State of Aleppo
* People's Party
* 1947 Aleppo pogrom
* Chemins de Fer Syriens
* Aleppo Artillery School massacre
* Siege of Aleppo (1980)
* Battle of Aleppo
* February 2012 bombings
* March 2012 bombings
* September 2012 bombings
* October 2012 bombings
* University bombings

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