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Syria
SYR
جبل سمعان
Dayr Sim'an
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Mount Simeon (Jebel Sem'an) is a limestone upland west of Aleppo dotted with dozens of abandoned Byzantine villages and their churches, the best known being the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites; it is part of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria on the UNESCO list.
Dayr Sim'an
Termanin
An archaeological site in Termanin. It dates from the Byzantine period. Termanin is a town in Idlib governorate, about 37 km north-east of Idlib.
Dayr Sim'an
An archaeological site in Dayr Sim'an. It dates from the Byzantine period. It is one of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011.
Tannurah
An archaeological site in Tannurah. It dates from the Byzantine period. It is one of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011.
Dayr Sim'an
An archaeological site in Dayr Sim'an. It dates from the Byzantine period. It is one of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011.
Dayr Sim'an
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, known as Qal'at Sim'an, was built in the late 5th century around the pillar on which the hermit Simeon lived for decades. It is one of the oldest and largest surviving Byzantine churches: four basilicas meeting around an octagon that holds what is left of the pillar. It is part of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011.
Basufan
An archaeological site in Basufan. It dates from the Byzantine period. It is one of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011.