Archaeological Sites in Syria
City/town/settlement in Syria (4)
Apamea
Founded around 300 BC by Seleucus I Nicator on the Orontes River in northwestern Syria and named for his wife Apama. The Roman theatre seated over 20,000 spectators. The site has…
Baqirha
Baqirha was an ancient settlement in the Dead Cities area in northwestern Syria. The ruins of a temple from the Roman period and the remains of two churches and some residences…
KirkBiza
Qirqbize was an early Byzantine settlement in northwest Syria. The ruins are important for the history of early Christianity, as the remains of the earliest preserved house church…
Ugarit
Ugarit was a major ancient port city at Ras Shamra in northern Syria. The site features a grand royal palace with multiple courtyards, plus two acropolis temples dedicated to Baal…
Temple complex in Syria (4)
A'en Darah
Ain Dara is a settlement best known for its destroyed Iron Age Syro-Hittite temple. The site is 67 kilometres northwest of Aleppo near the Syro-Turkish border. The site covers 25…
Husn Suleiman
A Syrian village, anciently known as Baetocaece, housing a major temple complex. Inscriptions in Greek and Latin record privileges granted by Seleucid, Augustan, and later Roman…
Temple of Zeus Theos, Dura Europos
The Temple of Zeus Theos at Dura Europos was built in the second century AD and was among the most important sanctuaries of the city. The structure was located in the centre of…
Templo de Bel
The Temple of Bel, sometimes also referred to as the "Temple of Baal", was an ancient temple located in Palmyra, Syria. The temple, consecrated to the Mesopotamian god Bel,…
Temple in Syria (2)
Funerary Temple
Funerary temple in Palmyra dating to the 2nd–3rd century AD, featuring a well-preserved portico supported by six columns. The portico leads to a room with steps descending to…
Temple of Baalshamin
(2nd c. BC - 131 AD, destroyed 2015) Ancient temple in Palmyra dedicated to Baalshamin, the Canaanite sky deity. Earliest phase dates to the late 2nd century BC. The altar was…
Castle/palace in Syria (1)
Church/cathedral in Syria (1)
Necropolis/tombs complex in Syria (1)
Theatre in Syria (1)
Other sites in Syria (1)
Keep exploring
Every site on this page sits on the globe, and the people who research them are on the Discord.
3D Globe · Sites by country · Story Archive · Research Library · Weekly Journal · Search