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  • Burj Heidar

  • Burj Heidar

    Burj Heidar, Burj Haydar, also known as Kafr Kira, is an ancient Byzantine settlement located in Jebal Semaan region in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. The site has many half-ruined Christian structures dating back to the fourth and sixth centuries. It 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.
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    Burj Heidar
    by Gianfranco Gazzetti / GAR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Burj Heidar
    by Gianfranco Gazzetti / GAR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Burj Heidar
    by Gianfranco Gazzetti / GAR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Burj Heidar

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2011

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Syria

    Aleppo

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    4th Century AD

    Byzantine

    Christian

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    Byzantine Monuments

     

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