This page gathers the historic cities, events and structures located within the modern borders of Syria, and the civilizations that ruled this geography. Locations are matched to the data on the interactive map.
Civilizations that ruled these lands (7)
Historic cities (6)
Events on this geography (67)
- 636 CEBattle of Yarmouk
- 2011 CESyrian Civil War
- 1147 CESecond Crusade
- 1982 CEHama Massacre
- 2012 CEHoula massacre
- 2013 CEAugust 2013 Ghouta chemical attack
- 2024 CEIsraeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus
- 2025 CEMar Elias Church attack
- 2012 CE2012 Homs offensive
- 2013 CE2013 Reyhanlı bombings
- 2017 CE2017 Aleppo suicide car bombing
- 2024 CEMajdal Shams attack
- 4000 BCESecondary Products Revolution
- 1274 BCEBattle of Kadesh
- 1259 BCETreaty of Kadesh
- 1259 BCEEgyptian-Hittite Treaty
- 661 CEEstablishment of the Umayyad Caliphate
- 1850 CEMassacre of Aleppo
- 1980 CETadmor Prison massacre
- 1981 CESiege of Aleppo
- 2011 CE2012 Damascus bombings
- 2012 CEDarayya massacre
- 2012 CE18 July 2012 Damascus bombing
- 2012 CEAl-Qubeir massacre
- 2013 CEBayda and Baniyas massacres
- 2013 CETadamon massacre
- 2014 CEMaan massacre
- 2015 CEKobanî massacre
- 2015 CETell Tamer bombings
- 2016 CE2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings
- 2016 CEJuly 2016 Qamishli bombings
- 2016 CEFebruary 2016 Homs bombings
- 2016 CE2016 Cizre bombing
- 2017 CEMarch 2017 Damascus bombings
- 2019 CE2019 Manbij bombing
- 2020 CE2020 Afrin bombing
- 2026 CE2026 Damascus bombings
- 11000 BCEAbu Hureyra Transition
- 10000 BCEMicrolith Revolution
- 1400 BCEUgaritic Alphabet
- 1344 BCESuppiluliuma I Conquers Northern Syria
- 1185 BCEDestruction of Ugarit
- 1206 CEAl-Jazari’s Book of Ingenious Devices
- 1400 CETimur's Syrian Campaign: The Capture of Aleppo and Damascus
- 1400 CETimur's Syrian Campaign: Aleppo and Damascus
- 1925 CE1925 Hama uprising
- 2012 CE10 May 2012 Damascus bombings
- 2014 CEAl-Shaitat massacres
- 2014 CEHoms school bombing
- 2016 CEMay 2016 Jableh and Tartous bombings
- 10800 BCETell Qaramel Towers
- 9500 BCEJerf el-Ahmar
- 9000 BCEMureybet
- 7000 BCEWhite Ware Vessels
- 2300 BCEEbla Tablets
- 188 BCEThe Peace of Apamea: The Seleucid Withdrawal from the West (188 BCE)
- 160 BCEThe Collapse of the Seleucid Empire (160–64 BCE)
- 96 BCECleopatra Selene: The Final Years of a Hellenistic Princess (c. 96–69 BCE)
- 165 CEBattle of Dura-Europos (165)
- 243 CEBattle of Resaena (243)
- 252 CEBattle of Barbalissos (252)
- 270 CEQueen Zenobia of Palmyra Seizes the Roman East
- 272 CEBattle of Emesa (272)
- 363 CEThe Roman Surrender of Nisibis to the Persians (363)
- 423 CEThe Life of Simeon the Stylite
- 1068 CEAlp Arslan's Campaigns into Syria and Palestine
- 1078 CEThe Founding of the Seljuk State of Syria
Architectural sites (21)
- Palmyra
- Krak des Chevaliers
- Umayyad Mosque
- Jerf el-Ahmar
- Tell Qaramel
- Mureybet
- Tell Aswad
- Tell Brak
- Ugarit
- Palace of Mari
- Dura-Europos
- Temple of Jupiter Baalshamin (Palmyra)
- Ravendel
- Mustafa Şevki Pasha Külliyesi
- Telkabin Bridge
- Saklan Bridge
- Mor Abrohom Church
- Yayladağı Greek Orthodox Church
- Aznavur Castle
- Yenişehir Mosque
- Historical Kasım Bey (Dibitçe) Bridge
Sıkça sorulan sorular
- Which civilizations lived on the lands of Syria?
- Ayyubid Dynasty, Byzantine Empire, Crusader States, Roman Empire, Seleucid Empire, Umayyad Caliphate, Zengid Dynasty.
- What are the oldest historic cities on the lands of Syria?
- Aleppo (5000 BCE), Damascus (3000 BCE), Palmyra (200 BCE), Emesa (200 BCE), Resafa (300 CE), Nisibis.
- How many historic cities are within the modern borders of Syria?
- 6 historic cities are recorded within the borders of Syria.