About 60% of the Old City of Aleppo is heavily damaged; another 30% is completely destroyed, according to preliminary results of the UNESCO delegation. Take a look at the consequences of the fighting in Aleppo in Sputnik's photo gallery.
A general view taken on January 22, 2017, shows the Aleppo Citadel (background-R) and the President Mosque (L) a month after Syrian government forces retook the northern city from rebel fighters. Mosques, churches, bazaars, markets, museums and other historic buildings were destroyed in the fighting.
Syrians walk next to rubble at the ancient Umayyad Mosque in the old city of Aleppo on January 22, 2017. The heavily damaged Great Mosque of Aleppo, the largest and one of the oldest mosques in the city, built in the eighth century, is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Syrians perform in front of a large poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad outside the Aleppo Citadel on January 22, 2017.
A general view taken on January 22, 2017, shows destroyed buildings in the old city of Aleppo.
A Syrian boy cycles down a damaged street in the old city of Aleppo on January 22, 2017, a month after government forces retook the city from rebel fighters.
A Syrian man walks in a damaged building in the old city of Aleppo on January 22, 2017.
A Syrian man dressed in military fatigues sits near the Aleppo Citadel on January 22, 2017. The heavily damaged Citadel of Aleppo is located in the historic center of the city. The fortified palace was built in the tenth century and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
Syrians take a selfie as they visit the Aleppo Citadel on January 22, 2017, a month after Syrian government forces retook the northern city from rebel fighters.
A general view taken on January 22, 2017 shows damaged arches in the Umayyad Mosque in the old city of Aleppo.
Syrian children walk down a damaged street in the old city of Aleppo on January 22, 2017.
Syrians visit the Aleppo Citadel on January 22, 2017.
A general view taken on January 22, 2017, shows destroyed buildings in the old city of Aleppo a month after government forces retook the city from rebel fighters.
Syrian children walk down a damaged covered street in the old city of Aleppo on January 22, 2017.
