{"id":53859,"date":"2021-01-31T20:46:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T20:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=53859"},"modified":"2021-01-31T20:46:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T20:46:36","slug":"100-archaeological-sites-need-restoration-in-syrias-raqqa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/53859\/","title":{"rendered":"100+ archaeological sites need restoration in Syria’s Raqqa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RAQQA, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The co-chair of the Archaeology and Culture Committee of the Raqqa Civil Council, Khitam al-Abdullah, said on Sunday that more than 100 archaeological sites in the city of Raqqa are now in need of restoration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The archaeological sites in Raqqa were subjected to significant damages and encroachments due to the military operations between 2012 and 2017,” al-Abdullah told North Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The current capabilities of the committee are not enough for the restoration of the sites that were vandalized and excavated,” she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During their control of Raqqa, ISIS members randomly excavated some archaeological sites and turned others into trenches and military points, according to al-Abdullah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Archaeological Committee restored about three sites partially, including Qasr al-Banat, the Archaeological Wall of Raqqa and the Raqqa Museum, al-Abdullah noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raqqa is famous for its historical sites and hills, some of which date back to before the Common Era and the Abbasid era. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before 2012, Raqqa witnessed archaeological excavation campaigns and foreign and local missions who aimed to excavate its antiquities, studying its sites and the history of civilizations that passed through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, these campaigns and missions have stopped since the war in Syria began, according to archaeologists in Raqqa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, the Raqqa Civil Council restored the “Hercules Ovens” for manufacturing bricks used in restoration of buildings and archaeological sites in Raqqa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reporting by Omar Alloush<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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