Saidnaya

Place in Rif Dimashq, Syria

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Saidnaya, also transliterated as Saydnaya, Seidnaya or Sednaya, is a city located in the mountains, 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level, 27 km (17 mi) north of the city of Damascus in Syria. It is the home of a Greek Orthodox monastery traditionally held to have been founded by Byzantine emperor Justinian I, and where a renowned icon of the Virgin Mary is revered by both Christians and Muslims to this day. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Saidnaya had a population of 25,194 in the 2004 census.

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Sednaya Prison: A Haunting Legacy of Assad's Brutality, Says UN Official UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visited the notorious Sednaya prison near Damascus, describing it as "haunted by the memories of utmost cruelty." Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published 6 hours ago

Ambush Near Tartous Kills 14 Syrian Security Personnel in Clash with Ousted Assad Loyalist Forces A deadly ambush near Syria's Mediterranean port of Tartous resulted in 14 interior ministry personnel killed and 10 injured. The attack was attributed to loyalists of ousted President Bashar al-Assad... Credit: Oneindia Duration: 03:22Published 3 weeks ago

WATCH: Families search Saydnaya prison for missing loved ones Thousands of Syrians have flocked to Saydnaya prison, infamous for mass executions and torture under Assad’s regime, seeking news of missing relatives. Known as the "Human Slaughterhouse," Saydnaya.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published on December 13, 2024

Syria Collapse Caught On Cam: Assad Prisoners Walk Free On Streets, Rebels Free Detainees The infamous Sednaya Prison near Damascus became a site of emotional reunions and frantic searches as rebel forces stormed the facility, freeing all detainees. Videos captured teary-eyed families.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 03:33Published on December 9, 2024

Inside Syria's notorious Sednaya prison dubbed the 'human slaughterhouse'

Inside Syria's notorious Sednaya prison, dubbed the "human slaughterhouse", Sky News saw the conditions that people were kept in until the fall of the Assad regime.
Sky News - Published on December 11, 2024

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