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# Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
Dārat ‘Izzah · Syria

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2011.

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Reference localityDārat ‘Izzah

Country / geographic scopeSyria

Place typeCities

Point coordinates36.33417, 36.84417

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria

Cultural · Inscription: 2011

Property components: 8. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1348/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1348/)

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