Abdullah Hajjar

Abdullah Hajjar

Syrian researcher and historian
Name in Arabic:
عبداللَّه حجار
Date of Birth: 1939 ( 87 Year)
Nationality: Syrian
Country of Residence: Syria
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Syrian researcher and historian. He has been a member and technical advisor for classical antiquities in the “Al-Adiyat Society” since 1970, and a member of the “Syrian Society for the History of Science.” He has 30 years of experience in the field of engineering, where he worked in the “ General Company for Roads and Bridges ,” and the “ General Company for Technical Studies and Consultations .” He also served as a member of the “Aleppo City Council” between 1992 and 1994, and from 1988 until 1991, and was a consulting engineer for a period 20 years. He has many books, including: “Aleppo Illuminations,” the first part entitled “Aleppo’s Archaeological Landmarks” in 2010, the second part entitled “History, Landmarks and Heritage” in 2011, “The Antiquities of the City of Cyrus and Saints Cosmas and Damian” in 2005, and “Armenia My Roots.” Translated from French, and “The Church of Saint Simon the Stylite and archaeological sites in the mountains of Simon and Halqa” in 1995. He was awarded the “Order of Saint Sylvester with the rank of Knight” by Pope Francis in 2019, and he received the “Al-Basil Award for Intellectual Creativity” by the “Aleppo City Council.” In 2001. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1963 from the University of Aleppo , and a diploma in archeology in 1988 from the Arab Scientific Heritage Institute in Syria.
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