Shahba Mall

Shahba Mall

The main entrance of Shahba Mall
Location Aleppo, Syria
Opening date 2008
Owner Kurdi Group and Sabbagh Group
Total retail floor area 130,000 m²
No. of floors 5
Website http://www.shahbamall.com/

Shahba Mall (Arabic: شهباء مول) is one of the largest shopping malls in Aleppo and Syria. It is located In the northwestern Blleramoun suburb of Aleppo, 6 km away from the city centre. It includes a large number of fashion stores, mobile phone vendors, Carrefour retailers, restaurants, indoor amusement park, carting circuit, 7 cinemas halls, 4-star hotel with 220 guestrooms and many other facilities.[1]

Overview

The shopping mall consists of 5 floors:[2]

The mall was damaged during the Syrian civil war clashes.[3][4] It has closed indefinitely. According to a 2015 article in the Guardian, the mall had served as a prison while it was under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[3]

References

  1. "Shahba Mall". Syria Gate (in Arabic).
  2. "Shahba Mall details". Search in Syria (in Arabic).
  3. 1 2 Simkin, Jacob (March 12, 2015). "Aleppo: a Syrian nightmare – in pictures". The Guardian.
  4. Taylor, Alan (November 20, 2014). "Living in War-Torn Syria". The Atlantic.

Coordinates: 36°15′29″N 37°05′45″E / 36.25806°N 37.09583°E / 36.25806; 37.09583

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