Why there’s a huge collection of vintage cars stored in the middle of the desert
A vast and eccentric collection of everything from vintage Rolls-Royces to an entire house relocated from Syria, the Sheikh ...
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ICOMOS Syria launches Initiative to rehabilitate Damascus National Museum
launched its first activities in the capital Damascus through the “Your Legacy is Your Identity” campaign, which aims to rehabilitate the National Museum of Damascus and restore its splendor.
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Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
The beads were identified as amber, something that was not common in Syria during the Iron Age and originated from the Baltic ...
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Safe from looting, Damascus museum reopens
Syrians returned on Wednesday to the national museum in Damascus, reopened for the first time since Islamist-led forces seized the capital and ousted president Bashar al-Assad. The antiquities ...
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After the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians are working to preserve their country's heritage
Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...
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Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
Mette Marie Hald National Museum of Denmark “Hama had already ... about a 136-mile drive from the nation’s capital of Damascus along the eastern border of Lebanon. The research team includes ...
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A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national ...