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

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14 places

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

Palmyra, Syria
UNESCO

Palmyra

The Bride of the Desert

Tadmur (Palmyra) · Homs

Apamea, Syria
Hidden gem

Apamea

A colonnade nearly two kilometres long

Qalaat al-Madiq · Hama

Ugarit (Ras Shamra), Syria

Ugarit (Ras Shamra)

Where the alphabet was reimagined

Ras Shamra · Latakia

Serjilla, Syria
UNESCOHidden gem

Serjilla

A late-antique village still standing

Serjilla · Idlib

Ebla (Tell Mardikh), Syria

Ebla (Tell Mardikh)

A Bronze Age archive kingdom

Tell Mardikh · Idlib

Bosra al-Sham, Syria
UNESCO

Bosra al-Sham

A black basalt Roman city

Bosra al-Sham · Daraa

Shahba (Philippopolis), Syria

Shahba (Philippopolis)

A Roman city founded by an emperor

Shahba · As-Suwayda

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

Mari (Tell Hariri), Syria

Mari (Tell Hariri)

Palace and archives of the Euphrates

Tell Hariri · Deir ez-Zor

Dura-Europos, Syria
Hidden gem

Dura-Europos

A frontier city above the river

Al-Salihiyah · Deir ez-Zor

Tell Brak, Syria

Tell Brak

One of the earliest cities

Tell Brak · Al-Hasakah