So as not to forget .. The Temple of Belle and the castle of the most prominent crimes against the heritage in Palmyra

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Today marks the fourth anniversary of the announcement of the organization of the Islamic state (urging) its control of the city of Palmyra in Syria, and UNESCO is concerned about the exposure of the global effects in the city for demolition.

Palmyra was listed as one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Middle East. It attracts 105,000 visitors each year, and all of Palmyra, including the four tombs outside the walls of the Old City, have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980 .

The war and the actions of members of the Islamic State Organization have led to the destruction or destruction of a large number of valuable buildings and artifacts in Palmyra, whose cultural heritage remains at great risk.

Since the evacuation of the terrorist organization from the ancient city, archaeologists are trying to salvage and restore ancient statues and carvings destroyed by terrorists dating back centuries.

Temple of Bell

In August 2015, the United Nations announced that satellite images confirmed the destruction of an ancient temple in the ancient city of Palmyra, in the center of Syria. Earlier reports said that the Bell temple in Palmyra, which dates back more than 2000 years, The Islamic state. Satellite images showed that nothing remained of the temple structure, and confirmed the destruction of the main building of the Temple of Bell, as well as a row of columns next to him directly.

Castle

As a result of the Syrian events, Qalqat al-Hosn was destroyed by large parts of the walls and towers, where the historical fortress was subjected to more than one bombing, causing two towers of the castle towers to be damaged as a result of damage to their structures. .

Roman Theater

The terrorist organization Da'ash destroyed the façade of the Roman theater and the Trabilon in the historic city of Palmyra in January 2017. The Syrian agency quoted local sources inside the town of Palmyra as saying that the Da'ash gunmen broke into the facade of the 16-column Roman theater, In the historic city and detonated it, which led to its destruction.

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