An ancient place, located in modern Syria, with remains of an ancient basilica, residential buildings, and several tombs. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 as part of the "Ancient Villages of Northern Syria."
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Rouweyha
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An ancient place, located in modern Syria, with remains of an ancient basilica, residential buildings, and several tombs. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 as part of the "Ancient Villages of Northern Syria."
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Wikidata Ruweiha (Q2177952)
Wikipedia (English) Dead Cities
WHL 1348: Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
Rouweyha
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850
650
Ruins of the ancient church in Rouweyha
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Location of the ruins of the ancient church in Rouweyha. Coordinates determined by eye in Google Earth in November 2012, following description in UNESCO World Heritage List.
Early Byzantine (AD 650-850)
Early Byzantine Period in areas where such designations are appropriate. [[650, 850]]
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850
650
Ruins of the ancient Bizzos Church in Rouweyha
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Location of the ruins of the ancient Bizzos Church in Rouweyha. Coordinates determined by eye in Google Earth in November 2012, following description in UNESCO World Heritage List.
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settlement
Equivalent to "inhabited place" as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus: General term for places or areas occupied, modified, or planned to be inhabited by communities of human populations and that contain enough societal functions to be relatively self-sufficient. They are characterized by inhabitants living in neighboring sets of living quarters and by the place having a proper name or a locally recognized status.
church, monastery (deprecated)
Deprecated type derived from a Barrington Atlas symbol.
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850
650
Ruins of the ancient Basilica in Rouweyha
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Location of the ruins of the ancient Basilica in Rouweyha. Coordinates determined by eye in Google Earth in November 2012, following description in UNESCO World Heritage List.
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catacomb, cemetery, necropolis
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Ruins of the classical-style tomb in Rouweyha
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Location of the ruins of the classical-style tomb in Rouweyha. Coordinates determined by eye in Google Earth in November 2012, following description in UNESCO World Heritage List.
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