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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ancient Villages of Northern Syria' has mentioned 'Syria' in the following places:
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| Group of abandoned settlements in northwest Syria | WIKI |
| This article is about archaeological sites in Syria. | WIKI |
| Ancient Villages of Northern SyriaUNESCO World Heritage SiteView of SerjillaLocationLimestone Massif, SyriaIncludes Jebel Sem'an Qal'at Sem'an Kafr Nabu Sinkhar Jebel Zawiyxc3xa9 Ba'uda Rouweiha Jebel al-A'la Qalb Lozxc3xa9 Jebel Barisha Deirounxc3xa9 Jebel Wastani Kafr Aqareb CriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(iii)(iv)(v)Reference1348Inscription2011 (35th session)Endangered2013xe2x80x93...Area12,290xc2xa0ha (30,400 acres)Coordinates36xc2xb020xe2x80xb23xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb050xe2x80xb239xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.33417xc2xb0N 36.84417xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 36.33417; 36.84417Coordinates: 36xc2xb020xe2x80xb23xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb050xe2x80xb239xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.33417xc2xb0N 36.84417xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 36.33417; 36.84417Location of Dead Cities in Syria | WIKI |
| The Dead Cities (Arabic: xd8xa7xd9x84xd9x85xd8xafxd9x86 xd8xa7xd9x84xd9x85xd9x8axd8xaaxd8xa9xe2x80x8e) or Forgotten Cities (Arabic: xd8xa7xd9x84xd9x85xd8xafxd9x86 xd8xa7xd9x84xd9x85xd9x86xd8xb3xd9x8axd8xa9xe2x80x8e) are a group of 700 abandoned settlements in northwest Syria between Aleppo and Idlib. | WIKI |
| 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. | WIKI |
| The location of Dead Cities in the northwestern parts of Syria | WIKI |
| The Dead Cites were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011, under the name of "Ancient Villages of Northern Syria". | WIKI |
| Name Image Coordinates Governorate Notes Barad(Arabic: xd8xa8xd8xb1xd8xa7xd8xafxe2x80x8e) 36xc2xb023xe2x80xb28xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb053xe2x80xb257xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.38556xc2xb0N 36.89917xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 36.38556; 36.89917xefxbbxbf (Barad, Syria) Aleppo An ancient settlement, located 32xc2xa0km (20xc2xa0mi) west of Aleppo, has many old basilicas; for example, the Saint Julianus Maronite monastery (399-402 AD) where the shrine of Saint Maron is located, and a basilica at the northern part of the village built in 561. | WIKI |
| Baziher(Arabic: xd8xa8xd8xa7xd8xb2xd9x8axd9x87xd8xb1xe2x80x8e) 36xc2xb019xe2x80xb27xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb052xe2x80xb229xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.31861xc2xb0N 36.87472xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 36.31861; 36.87472xefxbbxbf (Baziher) Aleppo Benastur Monastery(Arabic: xd8xa8xd9x86xd8xb3xd8xaaxd9x88xd8xb1xe2x80x8e) 36xc2xb018xe2x80xb212.00xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb055xe2x80xb223.00xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.3033333xc2xb0N 36.9230556xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 36.3033333; 36.9230556xefxbbxbf (Benastur) Aleppo Churches of Sheikh Suleiman village(Arabic: xd9x83xd9x86xd8xa7xd8xa6xd8xb3 xd8xb4xd9x8axd8xae xd8xb3xd9x84xd9x8axd9x85xd8xa7xd9x86xe2x80x8e) 36xc2xb016xe2x80xb224.00xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb054xe2x80xb236.00xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.2733333xc2xb0N 36.9100000xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 36.2733333; 36.9100000xefxbbxbf (Sheikh Suleiman) Aleppo Located 28xc2xa0km (17xc2xa0mi) west of Aleppo, is notable for its three ancient churches: a ruined church located at the centre of the village, a well-preserved southern basilica which was built in 602, and the Church of the Virgin Mary which belongs to the late fifth century and is considered one of the most beautiful churches in northern Syria. | WIKI |
| Church of Saint Simeon Stylites (Deir Semaan)(Arabic: xd8xafxd9x8axd8xb1 xd8xb3xd9x85xd8xb9xd8xa7xd9x86xe2x80x8e) 36xc2xb019xe2x80xb235.00xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb050xe2x80xb201.00xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.3263889xc2xb0N 36.8336111xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 36.3263889; 36.8336111xefxbbxbf (Deir Semaan) Aleppo One of the most celebrated ecclesiastical monuments in Syria and among the oldest standing Christian churches in the world. | WIKI |
| Its Basilica is among the oldest churches in Syria and dates back to the fourth century, while the nearby chapel is sixth century. | WIKI |
| Behyo(Arabic: xd8xa8xd8xadxd9x8axd9x88xe2x80x8e) 36xc2xb009xe2x80xb209.10xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb034xe2x80xb245.24xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.1525278xc2xb0N 36.5792333xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 36.1525278; 36.5792333xefxbbxbf (Behyo) Idlib Village in northwestern Syria, built in the 5th and 6th centuries. | WIKI |
| Babuline(Arabic: xd8xa8xd8xa7xd8xa8xd9x88xd9x84xd9x8axd9x86xe2x80x8e) 35xc2xb032xe2x80xb216xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb040xe2x80xb243xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.53778xc2xb0N 36.67861xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.53778; 36.67861xefxbbxbf (Babuline) Idlib Bara(Arabic: xd8xa8xd8xa7xd8xb1xd8xa9xe2x80x8e) 35xc2xb041xe2x80xb217.42xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb031xe2x80xb251.34xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.6881722xc2xb0N 36.5309278xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.6881722; 36.5309278xefxbbxbf (Bara, Syria) Idlib Bashila(Arabic: xd8xa8xd8xb4xd9x8axd9x84xd8xa7xe2x80x8e) 35xc2xb039xe2x80xb219.68xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb031xe2x80xb234.92xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.6554667xc2xb0N 36.5263667xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.6554667; 36.5263667xefxbbxbf (Bashila) Idlib Batrasa(Arabic: xd8xa8xd8xaaxd8xb1xd8xb3xd8xa7xe2x80x8e) 35xc2xb039xe2x80xb256.15xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb032xe2x80xb238.82xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.6655972xc2xb0N 36.5441167xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.6655972; 36.5441167xefxbbxbf (Batrasa) Idlib Bauda(Arabic: xd8xa8xd8xb9xd9x88xd8xafxd8xa7xe2x80x8e) 35xc2xb040xe2x80xb213.78xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb034xe2x80xb208.50xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.6704944xc2xb0N 36.5690278xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.6704944; 36.5690278xefxbbxbf (Bauda, South) Idlib Located on the side of the road between the two major sites of Bara and Serjilla. | WIKI |
| Deir Sunbul(Arabic: xd8xafxd9x8axd8xb1 xd8xb3xd9x86xd8xa8xd9x84xe2x80x8e) 35xc2xb041xe2x80xb252.21xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb036xe2x80xb214.35xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.6978361xc2xb0N 36.6039861xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.6978361; 36.6039861xefxbbxbf (Deir Sunbul, Idlib) Idlib Dellozeh(Arabic: xd8xafxd9x84xd9x84xd9x88xd8xb2xd8xa9xe2x80x8e) 35xc2xb041xe2x80xb245.52xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb034xe2x80xb257.04xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.6959778xc2xb0N 36.5825111xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.6959778; 36.5825111xefxbbxbf (Dellozeh) Idlib Ebla(Arabic: xd8xa7xd8xa8xd9x84xd8xa7xe2x80x8e) 35xc2xb047xe2x80xb252.8xe2x80xb3N 36xc2xb047xe2x80xb252.8xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.798000xc2xb0N 36.798000xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.798000; 36.798000xefxbbxbf (Ebla) Idlib One of the earliest kingdoms in Syria. | WIKI |
| Located in a vast Limestone Massif, in the northwest of Syria, some forty ancient villages provide a coherent and exceptionally broad insight into rural and village lifestyles in late Antiquity and the Byzantine Period. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): The Ancient Villages of Northern Syria and their relict landscapes provide exceptional testimony to the lifestyles and cultural traditions of the rural civilisations that developed in the Middle East, in the context of a Mediterranean climate in mid-altitude limestone mountains from the 1st to the 7th centuries. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The Ancient Villages of Northern Syria and their relict landscapes provide exceptional testimony to the architecture of the rural house and civilian and religious community buildings at the end of the Classical era and in the Byzantine Period. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (v): The Ancient Villages of Northern Syria and their relict landscapes provide an eminent example of a sustainable rural settlement from the 1st to the 7th centuries, based on the careful use of the soil, water and limestone, and the mastery of production of valuable agricultural crops. | UNESCO |