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Ancient Villages

The limestone Dead Cities of the north, abandoned and still standing.

Old Damascus, Syria
UNESCO

Old Damascus

The living heart of the Eternal Capital

Old Damascus · Damascus

Umayyad Mosque, Syria
UNESCO

Umayyad Mosque

The Great Mosque of Damascus

Old Damascus · Damascus

Straight Street, Syria

Straight Street

The old city's Roman spine

Old Damascus · Damascus

Bab Sharqi, Syria

Bab Sharqi

The eastern gate

Old Damascus · Damascus

Bab Touma, Syria

Bab Touma

Quarter of churches and courtyards

Old Damascus · Damascus

Maaloula, Syria

Maaloula

A village in the cliffs

Maaloula · Rif Dimashq

Saydnaya, Syria

Saydnaya

A monastery on the ridge

Saydnaya · Rif Dimashq

Qalamoun Mountains, Syria
Hidden gem

Qalamoun Mountains

Dry ridges and rock villages

Qalamoun · Rif Dimashq

Monasteries of Rif Dimashq, Syria

Monasteries of Rif Dimashq

Stone, silence and altitude

Rif Dimashq

Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria
UNESCO

Ancient City of Aleppo

Trade, stone and craft

Old Aleppo · Aleppo

Aleppo Citadel, Syria
UNESCO

Aleppo Citadel

The fortress on the mound

Old Aleppo · Aleppo

Church of Saint Simeon, Syria
UNESCO

Church of Saint Simeon

A great Byzantine pilgrimage church

Saint Simeon Region · Aleppo

Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, Syria
UNESCOHidden gem

Ancient Villages of Northern Syria

The Dead Cities

Saint Simeon Region · Aleppo

Afrin Countryside, Syria
Hidden gem

Afrin Countryside

Olive hills of the north-west

Afrin · Aleppo

Krak des Chevaliers, Syria
UNESCO

Krak des Chevaliers

The great crusader castle

Al-Hosn · Homs

Palmyra, Syria
UNESCO

Palmyra

The Bride of the Desert

Tadmur (Palmyra) · Homs

Wadi al-Nasara, Syria

Wadi al-Nasara

The valley of villages

Wadi al-Nasara · Homs

Old Homs, Syria

Old Homs

The city between coast and desert

Homs · Homs

Al-Hawash, Syria
Hidden gem

Al-Hawash

Green edge of the Homs countryside

Al-Hawash · Homs

Talkalakh Hills, Syria
Hidden gem

Talkalakh Hills

Where the valley meets the border road

Talkalakh · Homs

Orontes River, Syria

Orontes River

The river that runs north

Hama · Hama

Apamea, Syria
Hidden gem

Apamea

A colonnade nearly two kilometres long

Qalaat al-Madiq · Hama

Masyaf Castle, Syria

Masyaf Castle

A fortress of the mountain frontier

Masyaf · Hama

Shayzar Castle, Syria
Hidden gem

Shayzar Castle

A ridge above the Orontes

Shayzar · Hama

Old Tartous, Syria

Old Tartous

A crusader cathedral and a sea town

Tartous · Tartous

Arwad Island, Syria

Arwad Island

Syria's only inhabited island

Arwad · Tartous

Safita Tower, Syria

Safita Tower

A keep above the town

Safita · Tartous

Serjilla, Syria
UNESCOHidden gem

Serjilla

A late-antique village still standing

Serjilla · Idlib

Al-Bara, Syria
UNESCOHidden gem

Al-Bara

Pyramid tombs among the olives

Jabal Zawiya · Idlib

Jabal Zawiya, Syria
Hidden gem

Jabal Zawiya

The limestone massif

Jabal Zawiya · Idlib

Harim Castle, Syria
Hidden gem

Harim Castle

A fortified mound in the north-west

Harim · Idlib

Ariha Hills, Syria
Hidden gem

Ariha Hills

Olive slopes and stone villages

Ariha · Idlib

Bosra al-Sham, Syria
UNESCO

Bosra al-Sham

A black basalt Roman city

Bosra al-Sham · Daraa

Hauran Plain, Syria
Hidden gem

Hauran Plain

Wheat, basalt and old villages

Hauran Plain · Daraa

Shahba (Philippopolis), Syria

Shahba (Philippopolis)

A Roman city founded by an emperor

Shahba · As-Suwayda

Qanawat, Syria
Hidden gem

Qanawat

Temples among oak and water

Qanawat · As-Suwayda

Jabal al-Arab, Syria
Hidden gem

Jabal al-Arab

Volcanic highlands and vineyards

Jabal al-Arab · As-Suwayda

Golan Slopes, Syria
Hidden gem

Golan Slopes

Volcanic hills and open pasture

Golan Slopes · Quneitra

Abbasid Raqqa, Syria

Abbasid Raqqa

A caliphal city on the Euphrates

Raqqa · Raqqa

Al-Rusafa (Resafa), Syria
Hidden gem

Al-Rusafa (Resafa)

A walled desert pilgrimage city

Al-Rusafa · Raqqa

Dura-Europos, Syria
Hidden gem

Dura-Europos

A frontier city above the river

Al-Salihiyah · Deir ez-Zor

Halabiye, Syria
Hidden gem

Halabiye

Byzantine walls at a river gorge

Halabiye · Deir ez-Zor

Euphrates Valley, Syria

Euphrates Valley

A green ribbon through the steppe

Deir ez-Zor · Deir ez-Zor

Khabur Valley, Syria
Hidden gem

Khabur Valley

The river of the northeast

Khabur Valley · Al-Hasakah

Amuda, Syria
Hidden gem

Amuda

A northern border town

Amuda · Al-Hasakah

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