On 11/7/2020, a field tour was carried out by the Site Monitors of the Center for the Protection of Syrian Cultural Heritage - TDA-HPI, where the damage to the site and the construction of the Deruniya resulting from sabotage was documented. The damage was due to random unauthorized excavations infl...

This Pagan temple was erected in 3rd century A.D. with the purpose of swearing in officers and granting them their medals. The Kalybe incorporates architectural elements from an older building which the locals refer to as Bed of the King’s Daughter. According to local legend, a king of Bosra h...

Kaferlata is located in Jabal Al-Zawiya within the Ariha district. It is about 18 km away from Idlib City and 800 m above sea level. Kaferlata is an important historical and archaeological site in the Idlib governorate. The oldest mention of it in history dates back to the second millennium B.C. on...

On Thursday, 4/26/2018, a severe thunderstorm unleashed an unprecedented downpour on Bosra al Sham that lasted 3 days, flooding the Roman theater and the east and west courtyards either sides of the orchestra. Water quickly accumulated and rose over 3.5m high. Water seeping into the stadium through...

On the 23rd and 24th of September 2017, the Russian air force carried 23 air strikes on the archaeological site of Ebla inflicting heavy damage. The damage was documented by the joint TDA/Syrian Heritage Center site monitors.

Jabal Al-Summaq (Or Jabal Sharqi), located 20 km north of Idlib city and 8 km east of Kafr Takharim, is home to nine villages of a mix of Druze and Sunni populations: Banabil, Qalb Lozeh, Bshendelti, Bshendlaya, Kafr Maris, Teltita, Hallah, Koko, and Kafr Kila” with a total population of about...