Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
Also known as Dead Cities, Forgotten Cities, المدن المنسية
CulturalSyria
Syria
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Arab States
Syria
Inscribed
2011
Outlook
In danger
In preparation
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Ancient City of Aleppo
SyriaCultural32 km away
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
SyriaCultural180 km away
Göbekli Tepe
TürkiyeCultural210 km away
Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli
LebanonCultural230 km away
Site of Palmyra
SyriaCultural237 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ393841, open data (CC0)
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