Gallery: Hyperlocal Neighborhood Maps Reveal the Chaos in Aleppo

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    checkpoints-close

    Blue dots represent checkpoints in Aleppo. An interactive version of this map includes information about which ones are are operated by which groups, and how hard it is to get through.
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    regime-control

    The government controls neighborhoods mostly in the western part of Aleppo (red).
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    electricity

    Neighborhoods in orange and red, which concentrate in government-held areas, receive at least 10-hours of electricity a day from the government. Green areas receive less.
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    breadprices11-10-13

    The government has held down bread prices (green is cheaper) in the parts of the city it controls.
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    bakeries

    This form lets field researchers report on the condition of bakeries in Aleppo. Attacks by the government have destroyed some bakeries and persuaded others to close.
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    whosincharge

    Red indicates neighborhoods where more than half of those surveyed responded "no one" when asked who is the legitimate representative of the people. Overall, 40 percent of the people gave this answer.
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    ISISinfluence

    In recent months, the al Qaeda affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has increased its influence (red) in rebel-held neighborhoods.
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    islamistgroups

    This map shows the influence of five armed groups in Aleppo. Bigger symbols indicate more time in control.
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    humanitarian

    Red areas in this area score higher on a "vulnerability index" that can be defined by clicking boxes to include various factors.
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