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Sarmada
Sarmada
Sarmada is a town in the Harem District, Idlib Governorate of Syria. The town contains a church consecrated by Patriarch Elias of Antioch in 722 AD. The town is also distinguished by the Roman tomb of Alexandras, dated to the 2nd century AD. The tomb is rectangular and supports two columns, composed of thirteen cylicrical stones, joined together at the tenth cylinder by a horizontal piece with a further capital on top. Sarmada was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of Ancient Villages of Northern Syria in 2011.
Site Information
Country: Syria
District: Idlib Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 2nd Century AD
Oldest Culture: Roman
Later Cultures: Byzantine
Site Features: Roman & Byzantine Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
Date of Inscription: 2011
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