Al-Najiya is strategically located on the highway between Aleppo and Lattakia. It lies 22 km southwest of Jisr-Alshugoor, 70 km away from Idlib City, 60 km away from the city of Lattakia, and 4 km away from Bidama village. It also falls in the area where the borders of Idlib and Lattakia governorate...

On the 24th of December 2015, a site monitor visit was carried out at the Grand Mosque in the city of Saraqib. The Great Mosque in Saraqib originally dates back to the Ottoman period (circa 1850) and was rebuilt in 1985 on the same Ottoman foundations. The mosque was recently targeted by a Ru...

On 12 Nov 2015 at 11 pm Russian warplanes carried out an airstrike on the archaeological site of Ebla. The missiles struck the east side of the acropolis causing some damage and left a hole in the acropolis slope. The Day After Heritage Protection Initiative (TDA-HPI) site monitors team in conjunct...

A brief overview of Khan Asa’ad Pasha Al-Azm The Khan was built by Asa’ad Pacha Al-Azm in 1753. The building comprises of four wings on the lower floor and an upper floor that was used to house wealthy merchants. The centre of the courtyard is occupied by a seasonal musallah (...

The site of Shinshara lies 15 km. west of the city of Ma’arra and represents one of the most important and well-preserved archaeological sites of the Jabal Zawiya region in the Limestone Massif. The archaeological houses at the site are considered to be rich with a refined architectural qualit...

Jisr Al-Shughour is a city in the northwest part of the province of Idlib. It lies on the Orontes River (Al-A’assi) and has a population of 44,322 according to the 2010 census. The city’s strategic location on the highway between Aleppo and Lattakia makes it a hub that connects the indu...