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SYRIA-ALEPPO-SOAP FACTORY

(220325) -- ALEPPO (SYRIA), March 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Olive soap bars are seen piled up at the Zanabili soap factory in the old city of Aleppo, northwestern Syria, on March 6, 2022. The Zanabili factory, the oldest olive soap factory in Aleppo named after the family who has been operating it since 1,000 years ago, suffered massive damages as it was located in a battle zone during the war. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Oldest soap factory in Syria's war-scarred Aleppo rises from rubble

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SYRIA-ALEPPO-SOAP FACTORY

(220325) -- ALEPPO (SYRIA), March 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mazen Zanabili, owner of the Zanabili soap factory, inspects the restored part of his factory in the old city of Aleppo, northwestern Syria, on March 6, 2022. The Zanabili factory, the oldest olive soap factory in Aleppo named after the family who has been operating it since 1,000 years ago, suffered massive damages as it was located in a battle zone during the war. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Oldest soap factory in Syria's war-scarred Aleppo rises from rubble

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SYRIA-ALEPPO-SOAP FACTORY

(220325) -- ALEPPO (SYRIA), March 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An employee works at the Zanabili soap factory in the old city of Aleppo, northwestern Syria, on March 6, 2022. The Zanabili factory, the oldest olive soap factory in Aleppo named after the family who has been operating it since 1,000 years ago, suffered massive damages as it was located in a battle zone during the war. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Oldest soap factory in Syria's war-scarred Aleppo rises from rubble

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SYRIA-ALEPPO-SOAP FACTORY

(220325) -- ALEPPO (SYRIA), March 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mazen Zanabili (L), owner of the Zanabili soap factory, inspects the manufacturing of olive soap at his factory in the old city of Aleppo, northwestern Syria, on March 6, 2022. The Zanabili factory, the oldest olive soap factory in Aleppo named after the family who has been operating it since 1,000 years ago, suffered massive damages as it was located in a battle zone during the war. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Oldest soap factory in Syria's war-scarred Aleppo rises from rubble

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SYRIA-ALEPPO-SOAP FACTORY

(220325) -- ALEPPO (SYRIA), March 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Damaged buildings are seen in the Zanabili soap factory in the old city of Aleppo, northwestern Syria, on March 6, 2022. The Zanabili factory, the oldest olive soap factory in Aleppo named after the family who has been operating it since 1,000 years ago, suffered massive damages as it was located in a battle zone during the war. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Oldest soap factory in Syria's war-scarred Aleppo rises from rubble

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SYRIA-ALEPPO-SOAP FACTORY

(220325) -- ALEPPO (SYRIA), March 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An employee works at the Zanabili soap factory in the old city of Aleppo, northwestern Syria, on March 6, 2022. The Zanabili factory, the oldest olive soap factory in Aleppo named after the family who has been operating it since 1,000 years ago, suffered massive damages as it was located in a battle zone during the war. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Oldest soap factory in Syria's war-scarred Aleppo rises from rubble

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Old soap factory in Syria's Aleppo stands from under rubble

STORY: Old soap factory in Syria's Aleppo stands from under rubble DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the factory 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAZEN ZANABILI, Owner of the factory 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAZEN ZANABILI, Owner of the factory 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MAZEN ZANABILI, Owner of the factory STORYLINE: Walking into the Zanabili factory in the old city of Aleppo is still somewhat tricky as damages are still apparent in many places of the city. However, the scent of the natural olive soap is mesmerizing, attracting visitors to piles of olive bars. The Zanabili factory, which is named after the family name of the people who have been working in it since 1,000 years ago, had sustained damage as it's located in the old city in eastern Aleppo, which was a battle zone before the government retook the city in 2016. Mazen Zanabili, the man who has been running the factory since 40 years ago, is the one who has strived to keep