• A worker oversees the making of laurel soap in the old city of Aleppo. All photos: AFP
    A worker oversees the making of laurel soap in the old city of Aleppo. All photos: AFP
  • The produce is made at the Jbaili soap factory in the Syrian city.
    The produce is made at the Jbaili soap factory in the Syrian city.
  • The plant has been making artisanal soap for much of the past 800 years.
    The plant has been making artisanal soap for much of the past 800 years.
  • Production ground to a halt when Jbaili factory was heavily damaged during the civil war in Syria.
    Production ground to a halt when Jbaili factory was heavily damaged during the civil war in Syria.
  • Syrian workers cut laurel soap at the Jbaili soap factory, an 800 year old artisanal soap manufacturer, in the old city of Syria's northern city of Aleppo on January 24, 2022. - The factory which was heavily damaged during the war has been renovated and resumed work after Syrian government forces took back the old city. (Photo by AFP)
    Syrian workers cut laurel soap at the Jbaili soap factory, an 800 year old artisanal soap manufacturer, in the old city of Syria's northern city of Aleppo on January 24, 2022. - The factory which was heavily damaged during the war has been renovated and resumed work after Syrian government forces took back the old city. (Photo by AFP)
  • Laurel soap, being cut into bars here, is a speciality of the artisanal manufacturers.
    Laurel soap, being cut into bars here, is a speciality of the artisanal manufacturers.
  • Syrian workers transport a plastic container packed with soap at Jbaili. The renovation and resumption of production was made possible after Syrian government forces regained control of the old city of Aleppo.
    Syrian workers transport a plastic container packed with soap at Jbaili. The renovation and resumption of production was made possible after Syrian government forces regained control of the old city of Aleppo.

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800-year-old soap manufacturer in Syria - in pictures

Work resumes in the heavily damaged factory post war

The National

January 26, 2022

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Updated: January 26, 2022, 12:51 PM
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