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  • Ruweiha

  • Ruweiha

    Ruweiha is an old Roman-Byzantine settlement located in the northwest Syria. The ruins include a Roman temple, tombs and a large Byzantine church dating back to the 6th century AD. The site 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
    Ruweiha
    by Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Ruweiha
    by Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Ruweiha
    by Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Ruweiha

    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

    Roman

    Byzantine

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    Roman & Byzantine Monuments

     

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