Category: Lost & At Risk Sites

[Back to List of Lost/Damaged Sites] Location: The Kopse Hof, near Nijmegen, province Gelderland, The Netherlands. Significance: A sacred complex of graves dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze Age, cairn circles formed the basis of mounds slighted by Roman legionaries whose barracks were in the vicinity. The complex included eight tall wooden posts which…

[Back to List of Lost/Damaged Sites] Location: Near town of Skenderaj, Kosovo Who Considers it Sacred? the Serbs (a Slavic ethnic group of traditional Orthodox Christian faith) Significance: The Devic Monastery was originally built in the first half of the 15th century with a dedication to Joannicus of Devic (also known as Saint Ioannikios). There…

[Back to List of Lost/Damaged Sites] Location: Tanzania Who Considers it Sacred? The Barabaig tribes of Tanzania Significance: The Barbaig tribes of Tanzia hold the graves of their ancestors to be most sacred. The Threat: Industrial development Current Status: The Tanzanian goverment has been destroying the Barabaig gravesites to make way for farms; they have…

[Back to List of Lost/Damaged Sites] Location: Aleppo, Syria Current Condition: The Armenian Orthodox Church of Surp Kevork (St. George) in Aleppo was badly damaged by an interior fire caused by the war. [Back to List of Lost/Damaged Sites]

[Back to List of Lost/Damaged Sites] Location: Aleppo, Syria Official Listing: The Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo also known as the Great Mosque is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site listed as the Ancient City of Aleppo and its historic sites. (1986) Significance: The Umayyad Mosque has a shrine dedicated to Zacharias, the Father of…

[Back to List of Lost/Damaged Sites] Location: Damascus, Syria Why is it Sacred?The Jobar Synagogue in Damascus is located in a district that was once a thriving Jewish community. Tradition holds of that Elisha (in Syria known as Eliyahu) built the house of worship above a grotto where Elijah had taken refuge. As such, the…