Syria to build new Hagia Sophia with help from Russia

[Laly]

The Syrian regime under President Bashar Al-Assad has announced that it will build a miniature replica of the Hagia Sophia, in opposition to the Turkish government’s reversion of the building from a museum into a mosque.

The construction of this mini Hagia Sophia, taking place in the central province of Hama, will be assisted by Syria’s prominent ally Russia and will reportedly show the importance of “peaceful dialogue” between the major faiths.

According to the Lebanon-based news outlet Al-Modon, the idea for the building was initiated by a man named Nabeul Al-Abdullah, the head of a pro-regime loyalist militia within the province. After gaining the approval of the metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox church in Hama, Nicolos Baalbaki, the plans were then presented to the Russian military within Syria.

The replica is to be built specifically in the Greek Orthodox-majority city of Al-Suqaylabiyah, on a piece of land donated by the militia leader Al-Abdullah; a Russian team within Latakia’s Hmeimim military base is reportedly already working on plans for the construction.

According to the Arabic-language newspaper Rai Al-Youm, Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov stated that Syria is the ideal location for the mini Hagia Sophia replica because “unlike Turkey, it is a country that clearly shows the possibility of peaceful and positive interfaith dialogue.”

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https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20...p-from-russia/

[The Lawspeaker]

Glorious !

[Bender1999]

If that is the priority of the government of Syria, i really don’t know how to respond. But, nevertheless their matter and they can do whatever they want.

[Kamal900]

Glorious !

See? Not all Arabs are incompetent, rofl. Bashar deeply cares for the Christians of Syria, and unlike in say Israel, the Christians are indeed treated with respect and humility.

[Vishap]

See? Not all Arabs are incompetent, rofl. Bashar deeply cares for the Christians of Syria, and unlike in say Israel, the Christians are indeed treated with respect and humility.

He's come a great distance. He should name the country ASSYRIA, convert to Christianity and ban Arabic already.

[Kamal900]

He's come a great distance. He should name the country ASSYRIA, convert to Christianity and ban Arabic already.

XD

No. The land that you call Syria was never an Assyrian majority region, and the region was ethnically diverse back then. Palmyra for example was a city that was inhabited by both Arameans and Arabs and forged a new ethnic identity based on the mixture of the two groups which is similar to the Idumeans that were a mixture between the native Edomites and Arabs. Mind your own business, bub.

[wvwvw]

Now the only realistic solution to shave lira, is to convert the turkish Central Bank into a mosque. Big win for Erdogan.

[Vishap]

Now the only realistic solution to shave lira, is to convert the turkish Central Bank into a mosque. Big win for Erdogan.

Ouch.

[Tannhauser]

The Syrian regime under President Bashar Al-Assad has announced that it will build a miniature replica of the Hagia Sophia, in opposition to the Turkish government’s reversion of the building from a museum into a mosque.

I beg your pardon but seems more a poltical statement (with the implicit Clair-obscur) than a kind gesture.

[Faklon]

On one hand, they are using religion and the legacy of the monument for politics.

On the other hand, send me to Syria to help and put the minarets into the annals of Erdodog.