Dead Cities

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned gptkb:Arab_conquest
economic decline
8th to 10th centuries
changes in trade routes
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Forgotten Cities
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Roman
Byzantine
gptkbp:composedOf about 40 villages
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Syriac_Christianity
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:features gptkb:church
public baths
cisterns
houses
agricultural installations
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 4th to 6th centuries CE
gptkbp:hasInscription gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Committee
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dead Cities
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:northwestern_Syria
gptkbp:notableFor early Christian churches
agricultural remains
preserved domestic architecture
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Jerada
Kharab Shams
Ruweiha
Serjilla
Shinshara
al-Bara
gptkbp:partOf Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
gptkbp:populationPeak tens of thousands
gptkbp:region gptkb:Aleppo_Governorate
gptkb:Idlib_Governorate
gptkbp:significance well-preserved late antique villages
gptkbp:startDate 1st to 7th centuries CE
gptkbp:threats gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
looting
urban encroachment
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria iv
iii
v
gptkbp:UNESCO_reference_number 1348
gptkbp:UNESCO_region gptkb:Arab_States
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
since 2011
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Qal'at_Samaan
gptkb:FSOL
gptkb:Exploited
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6