Heritage
Monuments of Syria
34 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.
part of UNESCO World Herit…13listed sites
Tentative World Heritage S…8listed sites
World Heritage Site6listed sites
Holy See of Cilicia2listed sites
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1Raqqa
Raqqa, Raqqa
populated place in Syria · 244
Tentative World Heritage Site
2Church of Saint Simeon Stylites
Zarzita, Aleppo
church · 401 · Byzantine
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
3Krak des Chevaliers
‘Amār al Ḩişn, Homs
concentric castle · 1031
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
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4Ebla
Saraqib, Idlib
tell · 2999 BC
Tentative World Heritage Site
6Bab al-Maqam
Aleppo, Aleppo
historic site · 1230 · Islamic
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
7Umayyad Mosque
Damascus, Damascus Governorate
mosque · 706 · Umayyad
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
12Citadel of Salah Ed-Din
Slinfah, Latakia
archaeological site
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
15Ancient City of Damascus
Damascus, Damascus Governorate
old town
World Heritage Site
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17Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, Aleppo
Aleppo, Aleppo
church · 1933 · Armenian church
Holy See of Cilicia
18Surp Kevork Church of Aleppo
Aleppo, Aleppo
church · 1965 · Armenian church
Holy See of Cilicia
19Norias of Hama
Ḩamāh, Hama
group of structures or buildings
Tentative World Heritage Site
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21Tartus
Tartus, Tartus
big city
Tentative World Heritage Site
22Souq Khan al-Wazir
Aleppo, Aleppo
market · Ottoman
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
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23Cathedral of Our Mother of Reliefs, Aleppo
Aleppo, Aleppo
cathedral · 1832
Armenian Catholic Patriarchate o…
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24Sabkhat al-Jabbul
As Safīrah, Aleppo
lake
Ramsar site
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25Ancient City of Bosra
Bosra, Daraa
old town · 1980
World Heritage Site
30Bimaristan Arghun al-Kamili
Aleppo, Aleppo
hospital
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
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32Tell Ashtara
Tasil, Daraa
archaeological site
antiquities
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33Khan al-Saboon
Aleppo, Aleppo
caravanserai
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
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34Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque
Jablah, Latakia
mosque
mausoleumshrine
iDesignations
How sites are protected
| Designation | Sites with a page |
|---|---|
| part of UNESCO World Heritage Site | 13 |
| Tentative World Heritage Site | 8 |
| World Heritage Site | 6 |
| Holy See of Cilicia | 2 |
| Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia | 2 |
| Ramsar site | 1 |
| antiquities | 1 |
| mausoleum | 1 |