The Directorate of Antiquities in the city of Manbij cleaned and removed the rubble and re-sorted the collapsed stone blocks from the outer wall of the ancient Najm Castle, as a result of the earthquake that struck the area

After the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 2nd, 2023, and the continuation of aftershocks in the region, it became clear that the ancient site of Soukra Castle, which dates back to the Ayyubid and Mamluk eras, had suffered some damage: a vertical crack with minor collapses in the body of Tower No. 2