I can't think of any good reason for the destruction that has happened since the 1960s.
[businessinsider.com]
Many of the major cities of the Middle East were vacation destinations for Europeans in the last century to around the 70’s. Then Muslims factions started fighting each other, governments split and tourists started staying away. Even at the end of the century, Tunisia was probably one of the last destinations until they were hit by terrorist attacks.in 2015 and the Arab Spring uprisings. Now only the brave would holiday in most of those counties capitals.