Aleppo Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة حلب) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in northern Syria, bordering Turkey. Its area depends of sources. It varies from 16,142 km² [1] to 18,500 km² [2]. Governorate has a population of 4,120,000 (2005 estimate) [3]. The capital is Aleppo. Image File history File links Aleppo-map. ... Image File history File links Aleppo-map. ... The Arabic language (Arabic: â translit: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: â translit: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Old Town viewed from Aleppo Citadel Aleppo (or Halab Arabic: â meaning he milked, ) is a city in northern Syria, capital of the Aleppo Governorate. ...