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Sinkhar
Sinkhar is a historic settlement, locally known as Simkhar, located northwest of Aleppo in an isolated valley. The village was inhabited between the second and seventh centuries AD. Its Basilica is among the oldest churches in Syria and dates back to the 4th century, while the nearby chapel is 6th century. 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.by Frank Kidner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 539 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
2011
2nd Century AD
Roman
Byzantine
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