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6
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List
1
Mandate to the World Heritage Committee
66
State of Conservation Reports
26
International assistance
requests Approved
616,965
International assistance
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Acceptance of the Convention:
Wednesday, 13 August 1975
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee 1
1989-1995
UNESCO
World Heritage

Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List 6

Read more about the Nomination process

Sites on the Tentative List 12

A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process

State of Conservation Reports 66

State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation

Activities (7)
Emergency Safeguarding of the Portico of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra
Five years of Conflict - The State of Cultural Heritage in the Ancient City of Aleppo
National Teacher-training Workshop on WHE
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, Syrian Arab Republic
News (50)
Earthquake in Syria and Türkiye: UNESCO offers support
7 February 2023
Recommendations of the Technical Meeting on the Recovery of the World Heritage Site of Palmyra
17 July 2020
Conservation completed on Lion of Al-lāt statue from ancient city of Palmyra, damaged by ISIL
5 October 2017
UNESCO hosts First International Coordination Meeting for the recovery of Aleppo’s heritage
9 March 2017
After the recapture of Palmyra, Director-General calls for renewed efforts to protect Syrian heritage
3 March 2017
UNESCO Director-General condemns destruction of the Tetrapylon and severe damage to the Theatre in Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site
20 January 2017
UNESCO reports on extensive damage in first emergency assessment mission to Aleppo
19 January 2017
UNESCO meeting considers protection of Ancient City of Damascus following fire
24 November 2016
“The Value of Heritage”
24 November 2016
Syrian and international experts agree on emergency measures to safeguard Syria’s heritage
4 June 2016
Director General opens Berlin expert meeting on the safeguarding of Syria's heritage
2 June 2016
Director-General of UNESCO deplores severe damage at Church of Saint Simeon, in northern Syria
17 May 2016
UNESCO holds consultations ahead of the International Expert Meeting in Berlin on Cultural Heritage in Syria
12 May 2016
UNESCO experts take preliminary stock of destruction in World Heritage site of Palmyra
27 April 2016
UNESCO rapid assessment mission to Palmyra
25 April 2016
UNESCO Executive Board unanimous to protect Palmyra and other Syrian heritage
16 April 2016
UNESCO reiterates call for unity and coordination to protect Syrian Cultural Heritage
13 April 2016
UNESCO Director-General welcomes the liberation of Palmyra
25 March 2016
UNESCO and French and Swiss heritage professionals stand up for the safeguarding of Syrian heritage
10 March 2016
Director-General condemns destruction of vestiges in the Ancient City of Bosra, a Syrian World Heritage site
24 December 2015
Syrian Antiquities Director attends General Conference and meets with UNESCO Director-General to discuss heritage protection
9 November 2015
UNESCO Director-General condemns the destruction of the Arch of Triumph in Palmyra - "Extremists are terrified of history"
5 October 2015
Director-General Irina Bokova expresses consternation at the destruction of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra
1 September 2015
Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova firmly condemns the destruction of Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin, Syria
24 August 2015
Director-General Irina Bokova deplores the loss of two leading scholars of Syrian antiquity
21 August 2015
Director-General Irina Bokova condemns the destruction of the Mar Elian monastery in Syria
21 August 2015
Irina Bokova condemns latest destruction of cultural property from the site of Palmyra in Syria
3 July 2015
UNESCO Director-General calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Palmyra
20 May 2015
“We must save Palmyra" says UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
14 May 2015
The Director-General of UNESCO calls for all Syrians to commit to the safeguarding of cultural Heritage in Bosra and Idlib
2 April 2015
“We stand together” to protect Iraq's cultural heritage, says French President with UNESCO Director-General
18 March 2015
UNESCO Director-General welcomes UN Security Council Resolution to step up protection of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq
12 February 2015
UNESCO concludes training course on “First Aid to Cultural Built Heritage in Syria”
11 December 2014
UNESCO Conference calls for protected cultural zones to be established Syria and Iraq
3 December 2014
UNESCO strengthens action to safeguard cultural heritage under attack
12 August 2014
UNESCO to create an Observatory for the Safeguarding of Syria’s Cultural Heritage
28 May 2014
UNESCO Director-General condemns military presence and destruction at World Heritage Sites in Syria
20 February 2014
Emergency Red List of Syrian Antiquities at Risk is launched in New York
30 September 2013
“Stop the destruction!” urges UNESCO Director-General
30 August 2013
UNESCO Director-General deplores the escalation of violence and the damage to World Heritage in Syria
16 July 2013
Syria’s Six World Heritage sites placed on List of World Heritage in Danger
20 June 2013
Director-General of UNESCO reiterates her appeal for the protection of Syria’s cultural heritage
2 June 2013
UNESCO Director-General deplores continuing destruction of ancient Aleppo, a World Heritage site
24 April 2013
Syria: The Director-General of UNESCO Appeals to Stop Violence and to Protect the World Heritage City of Aleppo
1 March 2013
UNESCO Director-General deplores the increasing threats and possible damage to the Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo, Syria
11 October 2012
UNESCO Director-General deplores destruction of ancient Aleppo markets, a World Heritage site
30 September 2012
Aleppo must be saved: Call by the Chairman of the World Heritage Committee
10 August 2012
The Director-General of UNESCO appeals for the Protection of the World Heritage City of Aleppo
27 July 2012
Director-General of UNESCO appeals for protection of Syria’s cultural heritage
30 March 2012
[in French only] Newsletter n° 10 de la Convention France-UNESCO
8 August 2008
Events (4)
Online technical meeting for Syrian properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger
19 Nov 2020 - 19 Nov 2020
Technical Assistance Workshop to World Heritage Sites in Syria
13 Dec 2016 - 15 Dec 2016
Second thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean
12 Nov 2009 - 14 Nov 2009
Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites
24 Sep 1997 - 30 Jun 1998
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