Monuments of Syria: A GuideSyria is home to some of the world's richest historical and archaeological remains--dating from the Bronze Age through Byzantine times to the Ottoman Period. Until now, however, they have been little known and rarely visited. Only a handful of sites are familiar from travel literature: the Roman desert city of Palmyra, the Crusader castle of Krak des Chevaliers, and the great Ummayad Mosque of Damascus. This is the definitive historical guide to Syria. |
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13th century al-Din Aleppo Antioch Apamea Arab arch architecture Arwad Ayyubid Baibars basilica Bosra building built Butler Byzantine Caliph castle central centre century BC chapel Christian church citadel colonnaded columns construction courtyard Crusader Damascus dates decoration defences Deir dome Dussaud Topographie eastern Ebla Emperor entrance Euphrates facade fortifications fortress gate gateway Governor Greek Hama Hauran Homs inscription Islamic Ismaeli ITIN itinerary Jebel Khan km north Krak Latakia later LOCATION Madrasa Mameluke Masyaf minaret monumental Museum Muslim Nabatean north east northern Syria original Orontes Ottoman outer palace Palmyra Pasha period portico probably Qalaat Qasr quarter reconstructed REFS remains River road Roman ruins Safita Saint Simeon Saladin Sauvaget second century Seleucid Shahba Shaizar side sixth century south west square stone style Sultan Syria Tartus Tchalenko temple tomb tower town Ugarit Umayyad Mosque VARIANTS vaulted village walls