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Serjilla
Serjilla
Serjilla is one of the best preserved of the Dead Cities in northwestern Syria. The settlement arose in a natural basin and prospered from cultivating of grapes and olives. Serjilla was built in 473 AD during the time of Christianity. It 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
Site History: 5th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Byzantine
Later Cultures: Christian
Site Features: Byzantine Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
Date of Inscription: 2011
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