Ancient Villages of Northern Syria: in danger

When

since 2021

Kind

World Heritage in danger

Coordinates

36.33° N, 36.84° E

Group of abandoned settlements in northwest Syria

The Dead Cities or Forgotten Cities are a group of 700 abandoned settlements in northwest Syria between Aleppo and Idlib. Around 40 villages grouped in eight archaeological parks situated in north-western Syria provide an insight into rural life in Late Antiquity and during the Byzantine period. Most of the villages, which date from the 1st to 7th centuries, were abandoned between the 8th and 10th centuries.

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