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  • Bara

  • Bara

    Bara or al-Bara is one of the former "Dead Cities" in northwestern Syria. The settlement was established in the 4th century at an important trade route between Antioch and Apamea. Bara was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of Ancient Villages of Northern Syria in 2011.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Ancient Villages of Northern Syria.
    World Heritage Site
    Bara
    by Heretiq (assumed), GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Bara
    by Odilia, GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Bara
    by James Gordon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 676 m

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    Bara

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2011

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Syria

    Idlib

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    4th Century AD

    Byzantine

    Christian

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    Byzantine Monuments

     

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