Site Monitoring Report on Al-Zeer Palace
21 / March / 2018
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...
Site Monitoring Report on Al-Bara
21 / March / 2018
Around 20,000 people live in the modern town of Al-Bara which is right next to the archaeological ruins. Most of them are either internally displaced (IDP’s) from Aleppo, Damascus, Al-Ghab, and Zabadani, or are out of the country in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and UAE. The town is famous for its ol...
Site Monitoring Report on Ma’arrat Al-Nu’man Castl...
21 / March / 2018
The growth and development of the city of Ma’arra made the castle a part of the town. Locals built their homes on its grounds and took residence in it. Though the eastern section has since been mostly evacuated, a number of families still reside in the castle. Most of the abandoned homes withi...
Site Monitoring Report on Jamil Baptismal Font
21 / March / 2018
The Byzantine baptismal font of Jamil is found in the center of Ain Larose village in Jabal Al-Zawiyah, Idlib governorate. There used to be a church next to it, of which only a few scattered stones remain. According to Christian tradition, the font must be outside to the west of the church, so that...
Progress Report on Damage Assessment, Stabilizatio...
26 / January / 2018
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...
Damage Report Deir Sunbul October 5, 2017
21 / January / 2018
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...