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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Syria

13 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Syria

Updated November 29, 2022

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Palmyra, Syria

Palmyra

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.
Krak des Chevaliers

Safita, Syria

Krak des Chevaliers

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.
A grand facade in Serjilla (Flickr/Laura and Fulvio's photos)

Balshoon, Syria

Dead City of Serjilla

A 1,500-year-old ghost settlement is slowly fading away.
The Castle of Masyaf (Flickr/Samuel Santos)

Masyaf, Syria

Musyaf Castle

The Syrian headquarters of alleged hashish-smoking assassins.
The palace entrance inside the Citadel of Aleppo.

Aleppo, Syria

The Citadel of Aleppo

One of the oldest and largest castles in the world.
Shoppers visit the restored Souk al-Saqatiya in Aleppo, Syria, in November 2019.

Aleppo, Syria

Souk al-Saqatiya

Amid the rubble of Aleppo's Old Quarter, part of a historic market has been restored and re-opened.
6th Century Image of Saint Simeon

Syria

Church of Saint Simeon the Stylite

What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.
Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi

An-Nabk District, Syria

Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi

This ancient mountain monastery welcomes all manner of faith in an effort to keep Christians in Syria.
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Stories About Syria

The Syrian Cassette Archives website currently hosts 91 fully digitized cassettes, including interviews with artists and distributors.

The Quest to Preserve Syria's Cassette Tape Era

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The Rare Seeds That Escaped Syria for an Arctic Vault

Formerly stashed at Svalbard, they've since sprouted in Morocco and beyond.
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Architect Sakher Oulabi (left) and engineer Tamim Kasmo in the courtyard of Aleppo's Great Mosque.

Syrians Won't Give Up on the Great Mosque of Aleppo

In 2013, the mosque's minaret shattered into 2,000 pieces. A restoration team aims to put them back together.
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December 10, 2019

A New Crusade

How the mysterious, millennium-old, stateless Order of Malta outlived its contemporaries and established a place in the modern Middle East.
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September 29, 2019
Accept no substitutes: Authentic Aleppo soap bears its maker's mark, and the Arabic name for the city of its origin.

In Syria, War and Modernity Are No Match for the World's Oldest Soap

The artisans of Aleppo keep plying their ancient trade, one bar at a time.
by Nora Wallaya
August 1, 2019
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Syrian Refugees Are Learning Stonemasonry to Rebuild Their Country

The apprentices hope to restore damaged buildings and monuments after the war ends.
by Sophie Yeo
March 28, 2018

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