Syrian Arab Republic

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 1989 - 1995

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• L'église de Qalbe Loze (1999)
• Noréas de Hama (1999)
• Ugrarit (Tell Shamra) (1999)
• Ebla (Tell Mardikh) (1999)
• Mari (Tell Hariri) (1999)
• Dura Europos (1999)
• Sergilla (1999)
• Apamée (Afamia) (1999)
• Un Château du désert : Qasr al-Hayr ach-Charqi (1999)
• Maaloula (1999)
• Qal' at Sem'an (Saint-Syméon) (1999)
• Tartus : la cité-citadelle des Croisés (1999)
• Raqqa-Ràfiqa : la cité abbasside (1999)
• L'île d'Arwad (1999)
• Simeon Citadel and Dead Cities (2006)

Activities

• [in French only] "Villages antiques du nord de la Syrie" : soutien au dossier de nomination.

News

• [in French only] Newsletter n° 10 de la Convention France-UNESCO Aug 8, 2008

Events

• Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites Sep 24, 1997 - Jun 30, 1998

Official Relations (UNESCO/ERC)

• H. E. Mr Ghassan Nseir
  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic to UNESCO
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• Commission nationale syrienne pour l'UNESCO
  Web Site: www.syrianeducation.org.sy (arabic)
  Source: UNESCO/ERC

Other sources of information within UNESCO

• UNESCO Worldwide (UNESCO/BPI)
• Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO/CLT/ITH)
• Cultural Heritage Laws Database (UNESCO/CLT/NATLAWS)
• Ratified Convention (UNESCO/LA)
• Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO/SC)
• Documents & Publications (UNESCO/UNESDOC)

Other sources of information

• UNDATA Country Profiles
• FAO Country Profiles (FAO)