749Sites
Ancient sites in Syria
749 places of the ancient world in Syria: cities and settlements 326, archaeological sites 219, temples and sanctuaries 70, forts and camps 66, bridges, road stations and ports 26. Most often first recorded: Roman period.
326Cities and settlements
70Temples and sanctuaries
16Villas and houses
7Eras
Where the ancient sites are
Before 750 BCArchaic periodClassical periodHellenistic periodRoman periodLate AntiquityMiddle Ages
When they first appear
Before 750 BC108
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC20
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC3
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC201
Roman period30 BC – AD 300287
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 64076
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 14539
By kind
Cities and settlements326
Archaeological sites219
Temples and sanctuaries70
Forts and camps66
Bridges, road stations and ports26
Villas and houses16
Aqueducts and baths13
Theatres and amphitheatres8
Tombs and cemeteries5
The best-known sites
PalmyraSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
TadmurDamascusSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
DamascusBeroiaTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
AleppoBostra / Colonia Nova Traiana AlexandrianaTemple or sanctuary · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
BosraMāriSettlement · Before 750 BC · World Heritage
Ghabrahel-BaraSettlement · Late Antiquity · World Heritage
BārahMadrasa GumushtakinTemple or sanctuary · Middle Ages · World Heritage
BosraSinkharSettlement · Late Antiquity · World Heritage
Shaykh SulaymānSergillaSettlement · Roman period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
BārahBa’udaSettlement · Late Antiquity · World Heritage
BārahKapernabou / Kafr NaboTemple or sanctuary · Roman period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
Kafr NabwMushabbak BasilicaTemple or sanctuary · Late Antiquity · World Heritage
MaklābīsQalb LozeTemple or sanctuary · Late Antiquity · World Heritage
Qalb LozeDeirounéTemple or sanctuary · Middle Ages · World Heritage
Dār KuwaytāKafr AqarebTemple or sanctuary · World Heritage
KatīnūCrac des ChevaliersFort · Middle Ages · World Heritage
‘Amār al ḨişnDoura / EuroposSettlement · Hellenistic period – Roman period
Quşūr Umm SābāCyrrus / HagioupolisSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
MārsāwāPella / ApameaSettlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity
Qal‘at al MaḑīqNicephorium / Callinicum / LeontopolisSettlement · Hellenistic period – Middle Ages
Mustajīd NaqībAdrahaSettlement · Roman period – Late Antiquity
DaraaNeueSettlement · Roman period – Middle Ages
NawaLaodiceaSettlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity
LatakiaCanatha / Gabinia / SeptimiaSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
QanawatRegions
Every site
Towns with the most ancient sites
Quşūr Umm SābāSites: 251
TadmurSites: 12
BārahSites: 6
ŞafşāfSites: 6
DamascusSites: 5
BosraSites: 4
AleppoSites: 4
Qalb LozeSites: 4
Dār KuwaytāSites: 4
QanawatSites: 4
Tall SalḩabSites: 3
TartusSites: 3
Zarījat Shams ad DīnSites: 3
ShahbaSites: 3
JablahSites: 3
Qal‘at al MaḑīqSites: 3
MārsāwāSites: 3
RamālahSites: 3