Posts Tagged ‘citadel’

Aleppo war-scarred Citadel damaged in earthquake

The ancient Citadel of Aleppo, scarred by Syria's 11-year conflict, suffered further damage in the earthquake that ravaged southern Turkiye and northern Syria, a local architect and the Syrian Antiquities Directorate said, Reuters reports. On Tuesday, a pile of rubble near the Citadel was all that was left of a structure identified by local architect, Mohammed […]

The Magnificent Citadel of Erbil – A True Archaeological Sandwich

The Iraqi city of Erbil is truly magnificent – and in many ways. With the settlement origins dating back at least 8,000 years, it is one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The modern city developed around the famous Citadel of Erbil, the town’s ancient core that has been present since […]

Landscape project to alter Bam Citadel, surroundings

TEHRAN – A landscape project will soon commence on the UNESCO-registered Bam Citadel and its surroundings in southeast Iran.   The project is planned to be carried out in collaboration with the municipality, city council and the private sector, the director of the World Heritage Affairs Office at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and […]

The Great Mountain Citadel of Perperikon and the Dionysian Cult

The modern nation of Bulgaria was always at the crossroads of history. Situated in a crucial historic region, it is filled to the brim with important archaeological sites and places of immense value, some of which are invaluable for the history of Europe. Historically, the region of present day Bulgaria has been the home to  […]

Photos: Bam Citadel

The historic building with an approximate area of 200,000 square metres has been listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site “Bam and Its Cultural Landscape”. The origin of this enormous citadel on the Silk Road can be traced back to the Achaemenid Empire (sixth to fourth centuries BCE) and even beyond. The […]

Turkish speaker calls for enhanced Iran-Turkey relations

Ankara, May 26, IRNA – Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman in a meeting with Iranian ambassador to Turkey Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian called for the expansion of relations between the two countries. “Development and deepening of political, economic and cultural relations between Ankara and Tehran as well as boosting regional and international cooperation between the two […]

Immigrant Advocates Take Action Following Deportation Raids In South

Print Friendly Above Photo: Last May, protestors in Dilley, Texas called for justice for Central American families seeking asylum. Over the weekend, raids targeting these families were conducted in Texas and other Southern states. (By UMWomen via Flickr.) The first week of the new year brought hope and cheer for some. But for many Southern immigrant communities, […]

Currency Dictatorship. The Struggle to End US Dollar Hegemony

India and the BRICS are giving the US dollar the boot? Is it really so? The last time a country decided to dump the dollar in the oil business, the US destroyed it. Now India, the world’s third largest economy, and Iran have agreed to settle their outstanding oil dues in rupees. What’s more, the […]

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