All Syria's 6 tourist sites destroyed in civil war

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March 16, 2016 8:45 PM

Syria's 6 sites were either blown up and shelled during conflict, while others were deliberately pillaged.

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Syria no longer has any UNESCO World Heritage Sites as they've all either been destroyed or severely damaged in the course of the civil war.

All Syria's 6 sites were either blown up and shelled during conflict, while others were deliberately pillaged.

Islamist terror group, ISIS destroyed Palmyra’s 2,000-year-old archaeological site Arch of Triumph in October 2015, in addition to the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel.

Other archaeological sites such as Ampamea in Hama, Tell Merdikh in Idlib and the Dura-Europos and Mari sites in Deir el-Zour have also been destroyed.

A French team of digital surveyors from Iconem are however working with archaeologists from the Syrian Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) to preserve the historic sites by creating detailed 3D maps of the sites.

It is estimated that the war has cost Syria $275 billion in loss of growth, which is 150 times more than Syria’s budget before the war began.

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