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The Documentary: The Museum Of Lost Objects: Return to Aleppo

Return to Aleppo

10/06/2017 GMT

The Museum Of Lost Objects

BBC World Service - The Documentary, The Museum Of Lost Objects, Return to Aleppo

One man’s extraordinary quest to find out what became of his home in Aleppo’s old town.

The story of one neighbourhood in Aleppo, and how it changed the lives of two Syrians caught up in the war.

Zahed Tajeddin is a sculptor and archaeologist whose family have lived in Aleppo for generations. He owned a beautiful medieval courtyard house in a neighbourhood called Judaydah, part of the city's historic centre. But Zahed was forced to abandon his house in 2012, when Judaydah became a battleground between government forces and rebel fighters. He makes the emotional and dangerous journey to see whether his home survived the conflict.

Abu Ahmed is a pharmacist who set up Judaydah's only medical centre. He stayed in Aleppo throughout the conflict, giving first aid, medicines and comfort to the local residents. He was one of the last people to flee rebel-held Aleppo after the government advance in December 2016.

Also, what is left of the ancient citadels of northern Iraq? Nimrud is a 3,000 year old site blown up by the so-called Islamic State. The Iraqi archaeologist Muzahim Hossein spent 30 years excavating there and he goes back for the first time to see what remains. And the story of one Iraqi family who grew up with the temples and talismans of the beautiful, fabled city of Hatra.

Image credit: Zahed Tajeddin

The Documentary: The Museum Of Lost Objects

Kanishk Tharoor traces the histories of destroyed or looted antiquities and landmarks

Series tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria, India and Pakistan

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