Aleppo
The historic medieval market, one of the best-preserved old souks in the Middle East, has become collateral damage in the civil war. Most of the other sites recognized as heritage sites by UNESCO are also believed to have suffered damage during the 18-month battle to oust Assad, says Kishore Rao, director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Center, according to the Washington Post.
UNESCO Director-General deplores destruction of ancient Aleppo markets, a World Heritage site | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationUNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today expressed distress and dismay over the fire that severely damaged the ancient markets in the o...
Bürgerkrieg in Syrien: Unesco beklagt Zerstörung von Weltkulturerbe in AleppoDer historische Basar von Aleppo ist bei den Kämpfen zwischen Rebellen und Regierungstruppen nahezu komplett ausgebrannt. Die Unesco spri...- UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova comments on the damage to the Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo:
UNESCO World Heritage Centre - UNESCO Director-General deplores the increasing threats and possible damage to the Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo, SyriaUNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today expressed utmost concern over the escalation of violence in Syria, in particular in the vicini...- Guns and fire in the Umayyad Mosque, 10 resp. 13 October 2012:
- BBC:These photographs, taken by tourists, show Aleppo’s Old City in more peaceful times.
Syrian conflict: Your pictures of AleppoAs fire sweeps through ancient markets in Aleppo destroying historical buildings we asked BBC News website readers to send photographs of...
Destruction in DAR ZAMARIA in Aleppo دمار في دار زمريا في حلب https://www.facebook.com/Archaeology.in.Syria …coArchaeologygyHeritagea Syriaapic.twitter.com/cS0IT5i9ria http://pic.twitter.com/cS0IT5i9- In this 6 minute interview archaeologist Michael Danti talks about the damage to the souk of Aleppo:
Documenting destruction
- Emma Cunliffe (Durham University/Global Heritage Fund) documented all known damage to archaeological sites and museums in Syria. Although published in May 2012 the document is not outdated but a key source.
- Le patrimoine archéologique syrien en danger الآثار السورية في خطر | FacebookLe patrimoine archéologique syrien en danger الآثار السورية في خطر | Facebook
Looting Syria’s Past
Julien Anfruns, director general of ICOM: "Right now we are pretty much in the worst-case scenario in Syria" for looting and the destruction of archaeolgical sites.
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Syrian Looting "Worst-Case Scenario": ICOMIt is now estimated that between 23,000 and 26,000 have been killed in Syria in the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime and ...
- "When the war is finally over, Syria will have lost most of the physical evidence of thousand of years of rich history. The children of Syria are now bereft of the opportunity to visit and see up close their cultural identity; they have been robbed. If you don’t have knowledge of your history, how can you know where you are going!"
A world without art - The Syrian AffairThe current conflict in Syria has brought untold destruction. Right from the beginning of the war, Syria's museums and sites of importanc...
Falling Prey to War: Archaeological Heritage in Syria, part 2
Aleppo’s historic medieval market hitted the headlines, as well as news on looting of antiquities that are being traded for guns. The destruction of heritage in Syria is continuing with the ongoing civil war. This is a Storify of the news of September and first half of October 2012.
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