Khaled Asaad
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Syrian archeologist
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It sits within the topics 1932 births, 2015 deaths and 20th-century archaeologists.
Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- Khaled Mohamad al-Asaad , ( 1932-01-01 ) 1 January 1932 , Palmyra , First Syrian Republic
- Died
- 18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) (aged 83), Palmyra, Ba'athist Syria
- Cause of death
- Decapitation
- Alma mater
- Damascus University
- Occupation
- Archaeologist
- Title
- Head of antiquities in Palmyra
- Honours
- Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic (excellent class) Ordre national du Mérite (France) Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Order of Merit of the Republic of Tunisia [ ar ; ru ; it ; nl ; no ]
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Khalid
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Syria
- Place of birth
- Tadmur
- Place of death
- Palmyra
- Occupation
- historian
- Educated at
- Damascus University
- Political party
- Ba'ath Party
- Languages spoken
- Aramaic
- Field of work
- archaeology
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- Commons category
- Khaled al-Asaad
- name in native language
- خالد الأسعد
- date of death
- 2015-08-18
- date of birth
- 1932-01-01
- cause of death
- decapitation
- manner of death
- homicide
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Encyclopedic overview
Khaled Mohamad al-Asaad (Arabic: خالد الأسعد; Arabic pronunciation: [ɐlʔæsʕæd]; 1 January 1932 – 18 August 2015) was a Syrian archaeologist who was head of antiquities in the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He held this position for over forty years. Al-Asaad was publicly beheaded by the Islamic State on 18 August 2015, at the age of 83.
Early life, education, and family
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