MARI
Situated in Tal-Hariri, to the south of Deir Ez-Zor, Mari was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Mari. It was discovered by the French archeologist Andre Parrot in 1935 after decades of excavations. Discoveries in Mari include the Royal Palace and its huge Library which contained 15000 Tablets written in the Acadian language, describing the political and diplomatic life in the 18th century B.C., the remains of Mari also contain the famous statue of the Goddess of Sources, the statue of the Governor, the statue of the Singer of Mari among other artistic works which are now distributed among the museums of Damascus, Aleppo and Paris (Louvre).

 

Sites In Syria

Aleppo
Amreet
Apamea
Ar'rasafeh
Arwad
As'sweida
Banyas
Bara
Bosra
Crac des Chevaliers
Damascus
Deir Ez-zor
Doura Europos
Ebla
Halabiye
Hama
Homs
Hosn Souleiman
Jableh
Latakia
Maalula
Mari
Misyaf
Palmyra
Qal'aat Al-Marqab
Qalb Lozeh
Qanawat
Qasr Al'hir al gharbi
Qasr Al'hir al sharqi
Safita
Saladin's Citadel
Salkhad
Seydnaya
Shahba
St. Simeon
Tartus
Ugarit

 

 

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