Syriac Churches
The Syriac churches are churches originally adopted by the Syriacs (also called Assyrians) and whose sacred language (and sometimes also the everyday language) is Aramaic. These churches include the Assyrian (=Nestorian) Church, Syriac Orthodox, Syriac Catholic, Chaldean and Maronite Church.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aleppo | Mar Assia Al-Hakim is Syriac Catholic | |
| Byblos | St John the Baptist Church is now Maronite | |
| Damascus | Saint George's Syriac Orthodox Church | |
| Old City of Acre | Maronite Church | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | monastery of Saint Mark, a Syriac Orthodox church as well as a Maronite | |
| Orkhon Valley | "Excavated items include domestic fragments as well as relics associated with ... Nestorian Christianity." | |
| Qadisha Valley | Maronite churches | |
| Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor | Nestorian church in Suyab; evidence of a Nestorian church in Gaochang |
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