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First settled in the third millennium BC, the Syrian capital of Damascus is one of the longest continually inhabited cities in the world.

Rehabilitation of the historic souk, a great symbol of the city, will pave the way for the recovery of Aleppo, after the city's social fabric has been torn apart by years of brutal conflict.

Despite Bosra’s rich history, the ancient city’s archaeological remains have been damaged due to neglect, vandalism, and armed conflict.

Armed conflict continues to threaten Syrian historic sites, but local and international professionals, institutions, and volunteers are working together to preserve the country’s cultural heritage.

Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited centers of human settlement and has flourished for millennia.

The Citadel of Aleppo, one of the oldest continuously occupied settlements in the world, richly preserves layers of its occupation from the Hittite to Ottoman periods.

The storm god is an ancient divinity that manifested itself in awe-inspiring thunderstorms and was important for agriculture.

The ancient site of Cyrrhus is located 70 kilometers northeast of Aleppo.

Palmyra began as a caravan city along the international trade routes between Rome, Persia, India, and China during the first century, and grew to a position of power among the cities of antiquity.

Tell Mozan, located in northeast Syria in the Khabur River plain, is the site of ancient Urkesh, a place associated with the Hurrians, a Bronze Age people of Upper Mesopotamia.

The Syrian town of Shayzar was, for much of its history, a strategic prize for the Muslim and Christian forces who battled for control of the region at the turn of the first millennium.

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Aleppo preserves remnants of more than four millennia of Near Eastern history.