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^ ^ x 2 x 5 x 4 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 3 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 2 x 13 x 5 x 10 x 9 x 2 x 1 x 60 x 3 x 2 x 20 x 10 x 7 x 14 x 19 x 75 x 1 x 8 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 3 x 1 x 1 x 5 x 5 x 2 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 5 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 4 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 4 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 8 x 1 x 3 x 1 x 6 x 7 x 1 x 1 x 3 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 60 x 16 x 2 x 37 x 5 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 6 x 1 x 1 x 4 x 4 x 38 x 5 x 56 x 49 x 11 x 26 x 42 x 11 x 11 x 4 x 8 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 3 x 1 x 4 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 3 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 2 x 2 x 15 x 2 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 E u p h r a t e s E u p h r a t e s N a h r a l K h a b u r O r o n t e s Mediterranean Sea J o r d a n L i t a n i L i t a n i H a s b a n i Homs Hamah Dar`a Aleppo Latakia Ar Raqqah Tartus As Suwayda' Al Qunaytirah Amrit Ma’arrat an Nu’man Shahba Bosra Beirut Damascus Dura Europos Palmyra Apamea Bara Bara The Dead Cities Cyrrhus Qanawat Banias Ugarit I R A Q T U R K E Y JORDAN CYPRUS LEBANON ISRAEL West Bank* Buhayrat al Asad Buhayrat al Asad Lake Tiberias Lake Tiberias * Israeli-occupied with current status subject to Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement; permanent status to be determined through further negotiations. Golan Heights (Israeli occupied) Golan Heights (Israeli occupied) 1949 Armistice Line 1949 Armistice Line 1949 Armistice Line 1949 Armistice Line 1994 Treaty Line 1994 Treaty Line UNDOF Zone UNDOF Zone Resafa 0 30 60 km 0 30 60 mi 4% of Syria’s cultural sites remain outside areas of conflict and displacement 96% of Syria’s cultural sites are inside areas of conflict and displacement 96% of Syria’s cultural sites are inside areas of conflict and displacement Well-preserved Syrian Cultural Heritage Sites ^ National capital Selected populated place Selected cultural site Area of conflict & displacement Approximate area of the Dead Cities 6 Syrian properties inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List 5 Appeals from UNESCO concerning Aleppo 35,525 Manuscripts in library collections (Source: World Guide to Libraries, 2013) Over 77,000 cultural objects in the National Museum of Damascus alone (Source: Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums) The Dead Cities are roughly 700 abandoned towns, monasteries, and farmsteads from the Roman and Byzantine Periods (1st-8th centuries AD) spread over limestone hills. They constitute a unique cultural landscape. Ancient city Archaeological site Civic site Commercial site Educational site Fortification Funerary site Mixed ancient & modern site Museum Religious site Residential site Total well-preserved sites Inside area of conflict and displacement 88 68 133 107 64 97 84 43 27 259 46 1,016 Outside area of conflict and displacement 12 5 4 -- -- 12 -- -- 1 9 4 47 Total 100 73 137 107 64 109 84 43 28 268 50 1,063 Ancient city Archaeological site Civic site Commercial site Educational site Fortification Funerary site Museum Residential site Religious site Mixed ancient & modern site Names and boundary representation are not necessarily authoritative April 11, 2013 - U771 STATE (HIU) D E P A R T M E N T O F S T A T E B U R E A U O F I N T E L L I G E N C E A N D R E S E A R C H INR Syria: Cultural Heritage Sites at Risk UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED HUMANITARIAN INFORMATION UNIT [email protected] http://hiu.state.gov U.S. Department of State
