| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Syria |
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Qalat Saman |
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The church is features typical Roman arches. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Qalat Saman |
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Detail of a Babylonian sun cross. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Qalat Saman |
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Roman style architecture. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Qalat Saman |
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View of St Simeon's Church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Qalat Saman |
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Landscape around the church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Kirk Biza |
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Ruins near Aleppo. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Qalb Loze |
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Qalb Loze is a ruined Roman cathedral. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Qalb Loze |
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The site dates from 476. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Al Bab |
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Al Bab is a desert village. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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The ancient oasis city of Palmyra. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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The entrance to the anceint city. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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The city was one of the largest in the ancient world and dates from 1900 BCE. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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The city was once ruled by one of the ancient world's rare queens, Zenobia. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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The main road into the city. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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A mix of Greek and Roman styles. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Greek style building. Palmyra is one of the Decapolis cities that were a trade union of the ancient world. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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The tetrapyle. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Elaborate carvings. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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View of the city at dawn. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Greek funerary temple. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Palmyra traded with countries as far away as China. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Ruined temple. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Roman temple built by Diocletian. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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The Roman amphitheatre. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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View from the theatre. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Temple of Baal |
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The Temple of Baal is the largest structures at Palmyra. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Temple of Baal |
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The temple dates from the 1st century. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Temple of Baal |
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The temple was the most important in the Middle East during the 1st century. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Temple of Baal |
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The interior. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Temple of Baal |
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Tall columns in the Temple. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Temple of Baal |
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Detail from the Babylonian style temple of Baal. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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View of the oasis from the Temple of Baal. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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The site is dotted with carvings. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Carving of a horned animal. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Beduin children. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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The Arab Necropolis. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Arab tombs in the Necropolis. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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The Arab necropolis dates from the Caliphate era. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Palmyra |
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Arab tower tomb from the necropolis. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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The ruins of the ancient city of Resafa. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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The site was first inhabited by the Assyrians in the 9th century BCE. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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The city became a Roman military outpost. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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During Christian times, the city was a pilgrimage site for Saint Sergius. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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The large Byzantine church dominates Resafa. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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Brickwork and arches of the Byzantine church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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Old tower in the Byzantine church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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Three Arab youths. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Resafa |
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The Euphrates, one of the two rivers of Mesopotamia at Raqqah near Resafa. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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The city of Homs where hummus was invented. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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The busy market area. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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Spices and grains. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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Man selling prayer beads. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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Crowds in the market. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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Watermelons. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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Busy market. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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Mother and son. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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Ibn Alwalid Mosque |
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The silver domed Ibn Alwalid Mosque in the centre of the city. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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Ibn Alwalid Mosque |
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The courtyard of the mosque. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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Kurdish men in Gogonia near Homs. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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Krak des Chevaliers sits atop a 650m hill. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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The spectacular walls and battlements. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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The castle dates from 1110. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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The site was formerly a Kurdish settlement. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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The castle was built by European Crusadors. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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Crak de Chevaliers is the best preserved Crusader castle in the Middle East. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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The castle has many passageways. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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One of the many buildings in the castle. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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The castle dominates its surroundings. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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Arabic caligraphy on the walls. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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The moat. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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The castle contains many and extensive covered areas. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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The Crusaders were driven out of the castle in 1291. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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The walls overlook a valley. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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The last 500 inhabitants were moved out in 1933. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Crak de Chevaliers |
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View from the castle. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Convent of St George |
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The 5th century Syrian Orthodox Convent of St George in the coastal hills. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Convent of St George |
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The convent dates from the 13th century. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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The city of Hama. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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Hama is on the Orontes River. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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Hama is famous for its 2000 year old Roman water wheels. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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The Roman water wheels of Hama. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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Children playing on the water wheels. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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Swimming in the Orontes River. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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The wheels are made of wood. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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The Orontes River. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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Distinctive view of Hama. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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Syrian Orthodox church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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Hama style minaret. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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One of the many mosques in the city. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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Street scene. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Afamea |
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The village of Afamea is overlooked by a citadel. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Afamea |
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The citadel is part of the village. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Afamea |
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Caravanserai |
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The caravanserai in the lower town is overlooked by a living citadel. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Afamea |
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Caravanserai |
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The caravanserai has many mosaics from the Greek period. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Afamea |
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Caravanserai |
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The mosaics date from 300 BCE. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Afamea |
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Caravanserai |
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Mosaic of two birds. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Afamea |
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Caravanserai |
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Wall mosaic. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Afamea |
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Caravanserai |
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Mosaic with geometric patterns. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Afamea |
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Caravanserai |
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Greek mosaic dating from 300 BCE. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Afamea |
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Greek Ruins |
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The ancient ruins at Afamea are totally Greek with no Roman additions. |
1986 |
were added from 1 February 2025.