Dubai-Sana
Tomorrow, the Syrian pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, in cooperation with the Syrian Trust for Development, will host a two-day workshop (Restoring Syrian Heritage and Reviving Local Communities).
International experts, professionals, representatives of non-governmental organizations active in the field of cultural heritage preservation, as well as heads of missions and archaeological missions that helped discover, develop and promote the distinguished world heritage in Syria, will participate in the workshop, according to a statement by the organizers today.
The workshop will present in detail to the public and interested partners the current status of the Syrian cultural heritage sites and the communities living around them, with a special focus on the six sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, with the aim of discussing priorities, ways of cooperation and implementation of plans.
The organizers statement stated that rebuilding heritage sites in Syria and restoring its social and economic fabric requires a long-term mobilization of resources and expertise in the field of heritage preservation and restoration, archaeology, management and social and economic development, explaining that the aim of the workshop is to develop solutions, proposals and resources needed towards restoring the distinguished world heritage in Syria.
Heads of international organizations are scheduled to participate in the panel discussions in this workshop, including the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, the UNESCO Regional World Heritage Centre, the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, the United Nations Development Program, ICCROM for Good Practices in Preserving Cultural Heritage in the Arab Region and the International Council on Monuments and Sites.
It is noteworthy that UNESCO World Heritage sites are places of importance for cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, which was established in 1972 and signed by the Syrian Arab Republic on August 13, 1975, which made its historical sites eligible for inclusion in the list and even In 2016, six sites in Syria were included, namely the old city of Damascus, the ancient city of Bosra, the site of Palmyra, the ancient city of Aleppo, the fortress castle, the Salah al-Din castle and the ancient villages in northern Syria. All six Syrian sites were placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List at risk since 2013 as a result of the terrorist war .
Rasha Mahfoud
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