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abandoned villageZarzita, Aleppo
Dead Cities
World Heritage Site
Typeabandoned village
Built–
Best monthsApr · Oct–Novweather in Zarzita
36.33° N, 36.84° EUTC+3
When to goZarzita · weather score
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
October: high / low27° / 13°
iAbout
Dead Cities in brief
Dead Cities is an abandoned village in Zarzita, Aleppo, Syria.
It holds the designation World Heritage Site.
For a visit, the weather in Zarzita is best in April, October and November; in October afternoons average 27°.
iiLocation
Where to find it
iiiWhen to visit
Climate guideWeather in Zarzita
Month score for sightseeing
Best Apr · Oct–Nov28
Jan
45
Feb
71
Mar
81
Apr
73
May
61
Jun
56
Jul
54
Aug
59
Sep
77
Oct
82
Nov
43
Dec
ivNearby
All monuments in SyriaMore heritage close by
Church of Saint Simeon Stylites
under 100 m N
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Around here
Zarzita and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Lake Yenişehir
Lake
Mountains
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mount Simeon
876 m
Heritage
Church of Saint Simeon Stylites
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site · 401