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The full Syria database

97 documented places so far, filterable by governorate, place type, civilization and UNESCO status.

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38 places

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

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

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