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Dead Cities

Cultural World Heritage property in Syria, inscribed in 2011 under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).

Dead Cities, Syria
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and Maiden TowerWestern CaucasusWhite CityWieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mineswooden churches of MaramureșWooden churches of Southern Lesser Polandwooden churches of the Slovak CarpathiansWooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval AnatoliaWooden tserkvas of Carpathian region in Poland and UkraineXanthos-LetoonZagoriZubarah36.334° N, 36.844° E
State Party
Syria
Year of inscription
2011
Criteria
iiiivv
Area of property
12,290 ha
Location
Syria
What it is
archaeological site, abandoned village
Component parts
24 (serial property)
Landform
Limestone Massif
Reference
WHC 1348 · Wikidata Q393841

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria32 kmAncient City of AleppoSyria · 1986CulturalCrac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din, Syria180 kmCrac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-DinSyria · 2006CulturalGöbekli Tepe, Türkiye210 kmGöbekli TepeTürkiye · 2018CulturalRachid Karami International Fair, Lebanon230 kmRachid Karami International FairLebanon · 2023CulturalPalmyra, Syria237 kmPalmyraSyria · 1980CulturalOuadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab), Lebanon242 kmOuadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)Lebanon · 1998Cultural
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