HMML Global Operations: Syria
Syria
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Region
Middle East -
Country
Syria -
Cities
Aleppo, Damascus, Homs, and Mishtāyah -
Repositories
Archdiocese of Aleppo (Melkite), Armenian Orthodox Diocese (Aleppo), Greek Catholic Archdiocese (Aleppo), Greek Catholic Patriarchate (Damascus), Fondation Georges et Mathilde Salem, Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Aleppo, Syrian Orthodox Church (Aleppo), Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Homs, Antiochian Orthodox Patriarchate and Mariamiya Church, Damascus, Archdiocese of Hama, St George of Kfarbo and St George of Mhardeh Churches, Hama, Archdiocese of Latakia, and other church and monastic collections -
Languages
Arabic, Armenian, Syriac, Arabic Garshuni, Turkish Garshuni, Greek, Turkish, Persian, Italian, French, Armenian Garshuni, Kurdish and Garshuni -
Project Dates
2006–2012
One of the richest archeological and cultural regions in the Middle East, Syria is also home to many ancient religious communities. In Aleppo, HMML has worked extensively with several Christian churches—Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Orthodox, Greek Catholic, and Melkite to name a few—with additional projects in Homs and Damascus. The Syrian Orthodox Church of Saint George in Aleppo held a unique copy of the Chronicle of Michael the Great, a 1598 copy of a 12th-century work by Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Michael the Syrian (SOAA 00250 S). The recent civil war has dislocated and dispersed the population and destroyed monuments. Manuscript collections have been moved or hidden. As in Iraq, HMML’s digital copies often provide the only access to these important texts.
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