Syria History Lab

Documenting & reappraising Syrian history through facts, dialogue & pluralism. A project by Candid Foundation. Preserving truth • Building shared understanding

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Lost in the Old City of Damascus. During our recent visit, I walked its narrow lanes with my camera, following the light, architecture and traces of history around every corner.
#OldDamascus #Damascus #SyrianHeritage #Photography

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Object of the Week:
Aleppo Room, painted and gilded wood panelling from Aleppo, Syria, dated 1600–1603. Berlin, I. 2862. Closed during renovation; reopening is planned for 2027. #SyrianHeritage #Aleppo #IslamicArt #MuseumStories

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From Tell Halaf, Syria: a basalt relief of a lion and bull in combat, 10th–9th century BCE. Berlin, TH B 0030. Its intended meaning is undocumented.

Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 3.0 FR.

#SyrianHeritage #TellHalaf #Archaeology #AncientSyria #MuseumStories

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Bab Touma - Gate of Thomas - ,is both a historic gate and a quarter of Old Damascus. The present gateway reflects later rebuilding, not an unchanged Roman structure. Photos: Tarek Scelsi, Aug 2026.

#BabTouma #Damascus #SyrianHeritage #History

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Object of the Week: Archer Orthostat from Guzana—Tell Halaf, Syria, 10th–9th century BCE. Basalt; Berlin, TH B 0023. The precise narrative behind the archer remains undocumented.

#SyrianHeritage #TellHalaf #Archaeology #AncientSyria

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Hanania Church in Old Damascus: a sanctuary traditionally associated with Saint Ananias and Syria’s Christian heritage. Photographed during my August 2026 visit. Photos: Tarek Scelsi. #Damascus #SyrianHeritage

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Object of the Week: a basalt Lion Orthostat from Guzana - Tell Halaf, Syria, dated to the 10th–9th century BCE. Berlin, TH B 0026.
#SyrianHeritage #TellHalaf #AncientSyria #Archaeology #BerlinMuseums #MuseumStories

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New this week: the Eastern Scorpion-Bird Man from Tell Halaf, Syria—a monumental basalt sculpture dated to the 10th–9th century BCE, held in Berlin. TH B 0010. #SyriaHistory #TellHalaf #SyrianHeritage #Archaeology #BerlinMuseums

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A 3,000-year-old bird from Syria now stands in Berlin. Carved in basalt at Tell Halaf, it dates to the 10th–9th century BCE and rises 1.87 m high. Vorderasiatisches Museum, VA 08979.

#SyrianHeritage #TellHalaf

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How can cities recover from conflict while preserving memory and protecting communities?
In The Struggle for the City, @irisharab7 Dr. Graig Larkin explores post-conflict reconstruction in Mosul & Damascus.
Read more: https://t.co/cfqPKfBW3Q
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Apollodorus of Damascus:
A Syrian architect who helped shape the Roman Empire. Serving Emperor Trajan, he designed Trajan's Forum, Trajan's Market, the Column of Trajan, and the Danube Bridge engineering marvels that still inspire the world today. #History #Damascus #AncientRom

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