The Dead Cities are a group of 700 abandoned settlements in northwest Syria between Aleppo and Hama. They date back to before the fifth century B.C and contain many remains of Christian Byzantine architecture. Important dead cities include Qal'at Sim&
It is the center of the town, it is /100/ km from Damascus. The origin of the word is Kanaani it is mentioned by Thutmose ((1490-1436)) B.C. It is written in Hieroglyphic tablets as ((Atharaa)).
The earliest reference to the city appeared in Ebla tablets which confirmed that “Dameskq: ( i.e. Damascus ) existed in the third millennium B.C since then the city has occupied a prominent position in history.
Situated in the vast Hawran plain, some 145 kilometres south of Damascus. It is an extremely ancient city mentioned in the lists of Tutmose III and Akhenaten in the fourteenth century B.C. The first Nabatean city in the second century B.C.,
Arwad – formerly known as Arado (Greek: Άραδο), Arados (Greek: Άραδος), Arvad, Arpad, Arphad, and Antiochia in Pieria (Greek: Αντιόχεια της Πιερίας), also called Ruad Island – located in the Mediterranean Sea, is the only
Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια; Arabic أفاميا or آفاميا , Afamia; was a treasure city and stud-depot of the Seleucid kings, was capital of Apamene, on the right bank of the Orontes River.
This far north-east corner of Syria is a distant governorate stretching from the Tigris River to the Euphrates River. It is distinguished by its fertile lands, plentiful water, picturesque nature, many important archaeological sites
This is the second capital of Syria (350 km north of Damascus), and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in history. Abraham is said to have camped on the acropolis which, long before his time, served as the foundation of a fortress
