IN PICTURES: Syria's lost heritage
Published date: 23 December 2014 11:57 GMT
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Last update: 9 years 11 months ago
Roman Temple of Baal Shamin in Palmyra has been damaged during the war (Wikicommons)
Decamamus in Palmyra, a UNESCO protected site (Wikicommons)
Aleppo's sites have been particularly hard hit by the war (AFP)
Aleppo's citadel guarded by soldiers (AFP)
The citadel stands surrounded by rubble (Facebook)
The great amphitheatre at Bosra has not been spared (Wikicommons)
The great Crusader castle of Crac de Chevaliers saw fierce battles in 2012 and 2013 (AFP)
Crac de Chevaliers before fighting (Wikicommons)
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