# Khaled al-Asaad

> The Syrian archaeologist who spent over forty years guarding Palmyra's ruins — and was beheaded by the Islamic State in 2015 for refusing to abandon them.

*Syrian archeologist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/khaled-al-asaad

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Born:** 1932-01-01
- **Died:** 2015-08-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Khaled Mohamad al-Asaad was born on 1 January 1932. He became head of antiquities in Palmyra, the ancient Syrian city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and held the position for more than four decades. When the Islamic State advanced on the city in 2015, al-Asaad remained. On 18 August 2015, at the age of 83, he was publicly beheaded by the group.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 22.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Writers, #Academic, #History, #Literature, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20830260)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_al-Asaad)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Khaled%20al-Asaad)
- [خالد الاسعد](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF)
- [Халід Асаад](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B4_%D0%90%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B0%D0%B4)
- [খালেদ আল-আসাদ](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6)
- [Khaled al-Asaad](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_al-Asaad)
- [Chálid Asaad](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A1lid_Asaad)
- [Khaled Asaad](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Asaad)
- [Khaled al-Asaad](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_al-Asaad)
- [Χάλεντ Άσαντ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A7%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%84_%CE%86%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84)
- [Khaled Asaad](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Asaad)
- [خالد اسعد](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF)
- [Khaled al-Asaad](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_al-Asaad)
- [Khaled Assad](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Assad)
- [Khaled al-Asaad](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_al-Asaad)
- [ח'אלד אל-אסעד](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%97'%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%93_%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%A2%D7%93)
- [Háled Aszaád](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1led_Asza%C3%A1d)
- [Khaled al-Asaad](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_al-Asaad)
- [Khaled al-Asaad](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_al-Asaad)
- [ハーリド・アスアド](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89)
- [칼레드 알아사드](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%BC%EB%A0%88%EB%93%9C_%EC%95%8C%EC%95%84%EC%82%AC%EB%93%9C)
- [ഖാലിദ് അൽ അസദ്](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%96%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%85%E0%B5%BD_%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D)
- [Khaled al-Asaad](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_al-Asaad)
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- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chalid_al-Asad)
- [Khaled al-Asaad](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_al-Asaad)
- [خالد الأسعد](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF)

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