Aleppo starts work on its first exhibition city
Aleppo's first exhibition city is set to open in 2027, a step that restores the city to its standing as a hub for industry and trade.
Aleppo – 3 November 2026
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Aleppo’s governor has announced the start of work on the governorate’s first exhibition city, a step aimed at restoring the city to its position as a centre for industry and trade in Syria.
According to the announcement, the new city will be built south of the governorate and will be the largest of its kind in Aleppo, entering service next year. It is expected to bring industrialists, traders and investors together in a single space, opening the way for specialised exhibitions and economic events and stimulating commercial and industrial activity in the governorate.
The project is part of a broader effort to restore Aleppo’s economic and industrial role, after years in which that role declined. The idea of an exhibition city in Aleppo was already on the table within a package of governorate projects announced last September, but the new announcement is the first to set a start of work, a general location and an operating date.
No cost, area or implementing party has been announced yet, nor details of its facilities or its first exhibitions programme — information expected to become clear as work progresses.
The step matters because of Aleppo’s industrial standing. The city, long known as Syria’s economic capital, needs modern exhibition infrastructure to host its industrial output and reconnect it with markets, instead of scattered, temporary exhibitions. If the project keeps to its announced operating date, Aleppo will enter 2027 with a permanent exhibition space able to host major events.
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