Dead Cities

group of abandoned settlements in northwest Syria

historical church building located to the northwest of Aleppo, Syria

one of the former "Dead Cities" in northwestern Syria

Druze village in northwestern Syria

village in Syria

Serjilla () is one of the best preserved of the Dead Cities in northwestern Syria, containing about 700 sites. It is located in the Jebel Riha, approximately 65 km north from Hama and 80 km southwest from Aleppo, very close to ruins of another "Dead City", Bara.

village in Syria

town in Idlib, Syria

Termanin () is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located north of Idlib. Nearby localities include al-Dana and Sarmada to the southwest, Darat Izza to the northeast and Atarib to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Termanin had a population of 10,394 in the 2004 census.

Basufan (; ) (sometimes spelled Bassoûfâne, Bassoufane, Bosoufane, Bāşūfān) is an ancient village located in northwestern Syria. The village is populated by Yazidis and had a population of 901 in the 2004 census according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), and had a population of 2059 according to the civil registry records at the end of 2005.

village in Syria

Fafertin (; ) is a village in northwestern Syria, located in the Jebel Sem'an region of the Dead Cities. The village was founded in the 4th century CE, and in 2011 it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Dead Cities. The only structure preserved in the village is the apse of its church, one of the oldest surviving churches in the world. It had a population of 507 in the 2004 census. thumb|View of sanctuary apse with diaconicon to the north

Burqush or Burkush () is an archaeological site situated west of Damascus, Syria.

thumb|Tower and porch, view from southwestZarzita (زرزيتا) is a village in northwestern Syria, located in the Jebel Jalaqa region of the Dead Cities. It was constructed in the 5th-6th century CE, a time when local agricultural prosperity supported many surrounding monastic communities.