War and Displacement Threaten Syria’s Ancient Adobe Houses: A Tragic Loss of Cultural Heritage
Traditional Mud-Brick Houses in Northern Syria at Risk The Disappearing Beehive Houses Traditional mud-brick houses that the people of northern Syria have built for thousands of years risk disappearing, as 12 years of war have emptied villages and left the buildings crumbling. Also known as “beehive houses”, the conical adobe structures are designed to keep…