The Club d'Alep is a social club of
Aleppo
Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Governorates of Syria, governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and ...
which was founded in 1945 and located in a former residential mansion in the city's
Azizieh district. The club has been celebrated internationally for the quality and authenticity of its
Aleppine cuisine.
History
The Club d’Alep () was founded in 1945 and has since served as a principle gathering point for the families of
Aleppo
Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Governorates of Syria, governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and ...
's merchant class.
The Club is located in a late 1800s mansion built in the local
composite architectural style. The building was one of earliest structures of the then newly developing
Azizieh district of Aleppo. It first served as the residence of the
Ghazaleh – a prominent Christian Aleppine family. It then became the location for the private club celebrated for the quality and authenticity of its
cuisine
A cuisine is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive ingredients, List of cooking techniques, techniques and Dish (food), dishes, and usually associated with a specific culture or geographic region. Regional food preparation techniques, ...
,
entertainment and nightlife.
The Club d'Alep, with its summer and winter branches, had been noted as having around 600 members. The character of the membership of the club changed somewhat after the economic
upheavals of the late 1950 and early 1960s. Its reception hall was then used as a mosque during the 1970s.
[SAUVEGRAIN, Sophie-Anne]
Chapitre 10 – Pratiques quotidiennes et modes de consommation des jeunes à Alep In : Alep et ses territoires : Fabrique et politique d’une ville (1868–2011) [en ligne
/nowiki>]. Beyrouth – Damas : Presses de l’Ifpo, 2014 (généré le 14 janvier 2017). . . Traditional club activities have since been revived. Additionally, the front of the property has been expanded which has damaged the property's original
architectural integrity.
Sources and Further reading
* David, Jean-Claude (dir.) ; BOISSIÈRE, Thierry (dir.)
Alep et ses territoires : Fabrique et politique d’une ville (1868–2011) Nouvelle édition
n ligne Beyrouth – Damas : Presses de l’Ifpo, 2014 (généré le 14 janvier 2017).
* Anissa Helou, My Syria
a journey through lost souks, spices and mulberry fields; A country now besieged was once a place of unimaginable culinary richness Financial Tiimes, 9 October 2015
* Keith David Watenpaugh (2012
Being Modern in the Middle East:Revolution, Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Arab Middle Class Princeton University Press, 352 pp
* Gabriel Ghazal (2014) Quartier Azizieh, Histoire et Palais, Al Jamaheer, 2014/06/09
*David, Jean-Claude et François Cristofoli (2019
Alep, la maison Ghazalé. Histoire et devenirs Editions Parentheses, 176 p.
See also
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Aleppo
Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Governorates of Syria, governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and ...
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Syrian cuisine
References
External links
1950s image of Aleppo's famous Azizieh district Stephanie Saldaña's ‘The Aleppo Cookbook,’ a love letter to the city
FT
Deborah Amos
(2010
Food Lovers Discover The Joys Of Aleppo
NPR
Aleppo
Tourist attractions in Syria
Buildings and structures in Aleppo
Architecture in Syria
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