Current Status of the Raqqa Museum
Author(s): Michael D. Danti; Richard Zettler; Darren P. Ashby; Khaled Hiatlih; Ristam Abdo; Amer Ahmed; Muntser Qasim; Allison Cuneo; Marina Gabriel
Year: 2018
Summary
The Raqqa Museum and its storerooms in nearby Heraqla are dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of the cultural heritage of Raqqa Governorate. Though small in comparison to the museums in Damascus and Aleppo, the Raqqa Museum contains an important collection of excavated remains that date from prehistory to the modern day. Prior to the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, the museum was an important local employer and a symbol of civic pride and Raqqawi identity.
On November 25, 2014 an explosion, either from a car bomb or an airstrike, detonated near the museum, causing damage to the museum’s southern facade. On November 14, 2015 local reporting group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) reported that Russian airstrikes had struck the museum, causing undetermined damage.
Cite this Record
Current Status of the Raqqa Museum. Michael D. Danti, Richard Zettler, Darren P. Ashby, Khaled Hiatlih, Ristam Abdo, Amer Ahmed, Muntser Qasim, Allison Cuneo, Marina Gabriel. 2018 ( tDAR id: 447796) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8447796
Keywords
Site Name
Raqqa Museum
Site Type
Governmental Structure
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Historic Governmental Structure
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Non-Domestic Structures
Investigation Types
Heritage Management
General
S-IZ-100-17-CA021
Geographic Keywords
Raqqa, Syria
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Syria
Spatial Coverage
min long: 38.834; min lat: 35.768 ; max long: 39.306; max lat: 36.119 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Prepared By(s): American Schools of Oriental Research
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