The Al-Zeer palace is located 17 km west of Ma’arrat Al-Nu’man in Ma’ar Tamater village. The historic building is comprised of several rooms built from large limestone masonry. Weathering/environmental effects caused the ceiling to collapse. Its strategic location on an elevation a...

Located southeast of the road connecting Ain Larose and Kansafra, Al-Qasr is one of the most prominent archaeological sites in the village of Ain Larose in Jabal Al-Zawiyah. It was built in the fifth century A.D. (Byzantine period) and is comprised of several residential buildings sitting on a rock...

Progress Report Damage Assessment, Stabilization, and Preservation work at Ma’arra museum (Murad Pasha caravansary. The museum was targeted by an airstrike for the third time January 2, 2018. The building currently serves as a specialized museum for mosaics and archeological artifact...

Located about 32 Km south of Idlib City, Deir Sunbul in Jabal Zawiyah is home to many relatively intact tombs, palaces, residential buildings, a basilica church, olive presses, the tower, water wells and basins, and a collection of carvings on facades and door and window. The site sustained damage...

On Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018, at 8:30 am, the museum of Ma’arrat Al-Numan was the target of an airstrike, for the third time. The museum is an architectural landmark in Ma’arra that was built by Murad Pasha Al-Jalabi, secretary of the Sultan’s Records after the Ottomans entered Sy...

Introduction: The Syrian Heritage Center’s team started documenting archaeological sites and historical buildings according to the center’s work plans. The first phase of this work is being conducted in Hama’s northern countryside and Idlib’s western and southern countryside...