Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
Also known as Dead Cities, Forgotten Cities, المدن المنسية
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Arab States
Syria
Inscribed
2011
Outlook
In danger
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria is about 30 km west of Aleppo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ancient City of Aleppo, about 30 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Aleppo · about 2,738,000 peopleabout 30 km east
- Izaz · about 32,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
- Idlib · about 129,000 peopleabout 50 km south-west
- Kilis · about 82,000 peopleabout 50 km north-east
- Antakya · about 155,000 peopleabout 65 km west
- İskenderun · about 298,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SyriaCultural32 km away
SyriaCultural180 km away
TürkiyeCultural210 km away
LebanonCultural230 km away
SyriaCultural237 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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