The dead cities

A dead city at the north of Aleppo


The ruined basilica of Qala'at at Samaan



The Roman-era tombs cut into the rock at Qatura.

There are a lot of dead cities in the north part of Syria. Most of them are Roman-era ruins, including the famous Qala'at at Samaan. However, they are located in the remote areas. It's not easy to get to these places since no bus gets to them. I was able to visit only some of them from a hotel's tour.