Historical place profile

Ruweiha

An ancient place, located in modern Syria, with remains of an ancient basilica, residential buildings, and several tombs. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 as part of the "Ancient Villages of Northern Syria."

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:668355
Catalogue ID
pleiades:668355
Place type
church, settlement, tomb
Coordinates
35.740847, 36.699290
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

An ancient place, located in modern Syria, with remains of an ancient basilica, residential buildings, and several tombs. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 as part of the "Ancient Villages of Northern Syria."

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 68 C2 Ruweiha

Source and reuse

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Research path

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