What ancient civilization first occupied the area around Aleppo?
Amorites
Sumerians
Hittites
Akkadians
Answer
The area around Aleppo was first occupied by the Amorites in the latter part of the third millennium BC. Excavations at Tell as-Sawda and Tell al-Ansari, just south of the old city, provide evidence of their presence.
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