Tell Qaramel, a site near this city, contains the remains of the prehistoric Round Tower people and the Quweiq River flows through this city, which was known as Halab in ancient times. Sometimes nicknamed "The Gray", the Khan al-Wazir is a large white and black structure in this city that functioned as an inn and this city is located amidst a system of hundreds of abandoned villages known as the "Dead Cities." Its Ottoman-era Jdeydeh quarter is a center for Christians and merchants, and its great mosque is said to contain the tomb of  Zachariah. The Madrasa Halawiye was founded by an earlier r
Tell Qaramel, a site near this city, contains the remains of the prehistoric Round Tower people and the Quweiq River flows through this city, which was known as Halab in ancient times. Sometimes nicknamed "The Gray", the Khan al-Wazir is a large white and black structure in this city that functioned as an inn and this city is located amidst a system of hundreds of abandoned villages known as the "Dead Cities." Its Ottoman-era Jdeydeh quarter is a center for Christians and merchants, and its great mosque is said to contain the tomb of  Zachariah. The Madrasa Halawiye was founded by an earlier ruler of this city, (*) Nur al-Din. For 15 points, identify this former Silk Road city of three million located in northwestern Syria.
Tell Qaramel, a site near this city, contains the remains of the prehistoric Round Tower people and the Quweiq River flows through this city, which was known as Halab in ancient times.
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