Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
World Heritage
Syrian Arab Republic
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The approximately 40 villages scattered across eight parks in northwestern Syria provide powerful evidence of rural life in the late ancient and Byzantine periods. Built between the 1st and 7th centuries and abandoned between the 8th and 10th centuries, the villages feature well-preserved landscapes and architectural remains of dwellings, pagan temples, churches, cisterns, baths, etc. The cultural landscape of the villages also serves as an important example of the transition from the ancient pagan world of the Roman Empire to Byzantine Christianity. The remains of hydraulic technology, protective walls, and Roman agricultural plot planning further demonstrate the mastery of agricultural production by the local population.
# Cultural Landscape
# Byzantine period
# Ancient Village
# Country Life
# Architectural remains
# Hydraulic Technology
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| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/05_0pt |
| Commons category | Dead cities |
| has part | Al-Dana, Syria |
| has part | Cyrrhus |
| has part | cultural heritage |
| has part | Category:Sana'a |
| has part | Shinan |
| has part | Ebla |
| has part | Kafr Aruq |
| has part | Nagytarcsa |
| has part | Bara |
| has part | Kafr Dariyan |
| has part | Farkya |
| has part | Al-Dana |
| has part | Auvernier–La Saunerie |
| coordinate location | Point(36.84416667 36.33416667) |
| start time | 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| topic's main category | Category:Dead Cities |
| page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Church%20of%20Saint%20Simeon%20Stylites%20banner.jpg |
| area | 12290 |
| World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (v) |
| country | Gironde |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Overview%20of%20St.%20Simeons%20from%20the%20North%20Syria.jpg |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Serjilla%2001.jpg |
| executive body | Dead cities |
| start time | 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | القرى القديمة في شمال سوريا |
| official name | Ancient Villages of Northern Syria |
| official name | Aldeas antiguas del norte de Siria |
| official name | Villages antiques du Nord de la Syrie |
| official name | シリア北部の古代村落群 |
| official name | Oude dorpen van Noord-Syrië |
| official name | Древние деревни Северной Сирии |
| official name | 叙利亚北部古村落群 |
| volume as quantity | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (v) |