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- ↑ Syrian History:Aleppo College
- ↑ Miller, George (1967). "Aleppo College: Failure or Fulfilment?". The Muslim World. 57: 42–45. doi:10.1111/j.1478-1913.1967.tb01239.x.
- Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, s.v. Aintab.
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