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Several archaeological sites in Syria, including a famed citadel in the northern city of Aleppo, were damaged after deadly earthquakes hit the country and neighboring Türkiye on Monday.
An ancient citadel in northern Syria's Aleppo city is damaged after deadly earthquakes hit the region on February 6, 2023. /CFP
Parts of the Ottoman mill and defensive walls of the 13th-century citadel cracked and collapsed, according to Syria's Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums. Large parts of the dome of al-Ayubi Mosque's minaret were also damaged and many stones at the entrance to the Mamluki defensive tower collapsed.
An ancient citadel in northern Syria's Aleppo city is damaged after deadly earthquakes hit the region on February 6, 2023. /CFP
Added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986, Aleppo city has been on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 2013 due to the ongoing conflict in Syria.
Apart from the citadel, Aleppo is also home to centuries-old covered markets and World Heritage site Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape, an important center for the Roman, Sassanid, Byzantine, Islamic, and Ottoman periods.
A bird's-eye view of Aleppo city in Syria in 2019 /CFP
Once Syria's pre-war commercial hub, Aleppo is considered one of the world’s longest continuously inhabited cities.
UNESCO voiced concern about the situation in the ancient city of Aleppo and said it would provide assistance to damaged heritage sites in both Syria and Türkiye.
Many buildings in northern Syria's Aleppo city collapse after deadly earthquakes hit the country and neighboring Türkiye, including those in cultural heritage sites, on February 7, 2023. /CFP
A series of powerful earthquakes in the region have caused around 2,000 deaths in Syria and nearly 6,000 deaths in Türkiye, according to reports on Wednesday.
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