Bara, Syria

Bara
بارة
Ruins of Bara
Bara, Syria is located in Syria
Bara, Syria
Shown within Syria
LocationIdlib Governorate, Syria
Coordinates35°40′59″N 36°31′59″E / 35.683°N 36.533°E / 35.683; 36.533
Typesettlement
Part ofDead Cities
History
Founded4th century AD
Abandoned12th century AD
CulturesByzantine
Site notes
ConditionRuins
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes
Al-Bara
البارة
Village
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib Governorate
DistrictAriha District
NahiyahIhsim
Occupation
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
10,353
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Bara or al-Bara (Arabic: بارة) is one of the former "Dead Cities" in northwestern Syria. It is located in the Zawiya Mountain approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) north from Hama and approx. 80 km southwest from Aleppo. Al-Bara is also a town in Ariha district. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Bara had a population of 10,353 in the 2004 census.[1]

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (in Arabic)