ABADEEN, QALAMOUN, Syria — A delegation from the Syriac Cultural Association visited the Aramean town of Jabadeen in the Qalamoun region to learn about the town’s current situation and explore its most prominent cultural and heritage landmarks, as part of the Association’s efforts to document Syria’s cultural and linguistic heritage and strengthen communication among its diverse communities. The visit included the local Aramaic Heritage Museum, founded and managed by Imad Fayyad.

JABADEEN, Syria — In a stone-built mountain village north of Daramsuq (Damascus), where fragments of an ancient tongue are still used in daily speech, a long-awaited cultural milestone quietly became ...