Jabal al-ʿArab, Photo of Bedouins in the 1930s

Jabal al-ʿArab, Photo of Bedouins in the 1930s

Damascus citadel from the inside, round 1930

Damascus citadel from the inside, round 1930

Raqqa, Great Mosque; Aerial view

Raqqa, Great Mosque; Aerial view

The Buwayda pond at the foot of the Ayyubid citadel in Salkhad

The Buwayda pond at the foot of the Ayyubid citadel in Salkhad

An old aerial photo of Husn ar-Rafiqa

An old aerial photo of Husn ar-Rafiqa

Hama, general overview at the Jisriyya/Bridge Noria (waterwheel)

Hama, general overview at the Jisriyya/Bridge Noria (waterwheel)

Noria (water wheel) with aqueduct in ar-Rastan in 1930

Noria (water wheel) with aqueduct in ar-Rastan in 1930

View from west at al-Kilaniyya historic quarter and al-Baz noria (waterwheel)

View from west at al-Kilaniyya historic quarter and al-Baz noria (waterwheel)

Remains of a Hexastyle Temple at Shahba

Remains of a Hexastyle Temple at Shahba

Remains of Islamic Jaʿbar castle

Remains of Islamic Jaʿbar castle

Remains of Islamic Jaʿbar castle

Remains of Islamic Jaʿbar castle

At-Tabqa , Minaret of the Mosque at Jaʿbar Castle.

At-Tabqa , Minaret of the Mosque at Jaʿbar Castle.

General view of Maʿlula town in 1930s

General view of Maʿlula town in 1930s

as-Suwayda', "Mashnaqa Arch" or remains of a Byzantine basilica

as-Suwayda’, “Mashnaqa Arch” or remains of a Byzantine basilica

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, general view from outside

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, general view from outside

Bucket wheel (noria) and aqueduct in 1930

Bucket wheel (noria) and aqueduct in 1930

Aleppo, Bab al-Maqam city gate, general view from south, ca. 1932 during French mandate

Aleppo, Bab al-Maqam city gate, general view from south, ca. 1932 during French mandate

Citadel of Aleppo, minaret of the Great Mosque

Citadel of Aleppo, minaret of the Great Mosque

Aleppo in the 1930s, aerial view in northwest direction with the citadel and the old town in the background

Aleppo in the 1930s, aerial view in northwest direction with the citadel and the old town in the background

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, The domes of the houses built in the 1930s were often flattened later.

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, The domes of the houses built in the 1930s were often flattened later.

General view of the Great Mosque of Hama

General view of the Great Mosque of Hama

Hama, general view of the Jisriyya (waterwheel)

Hama, general view of the Jisriyya (waterwheel)

The suspension bridge over the Euphrates, Dayr az-Zawr

The suspension bridge over the Euphrates, Dayr az-Zawr

Gallery

Waterwheels of Kilaniyya

Waterwheels of Kilaniyya

General view of Jaʿbar castle

General view of Jaʿbar castle

Homs, Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, an old photo from the 1920/30s

Homs, Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, an old photo from the 1920/30s

The Syrian Jazira – an Extraordinary Archaeological Landscape

The Syrian Jazira – an Extraordinary Archaeological Landscape

Jazz Lives in Syria

Jazz Lives in Syria