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Near Habuba Kabira, a family trip by boat to their former village, that was flooded in 1973 by the Tabqa-Dam

Near Habuba Kabira, a family trip by boat to their former village, that was flooded in 1973 by the Tabqa-Dam

Yabrud: A stone facade of a historic building

Yabrud: A stone facade of a historic building

Yabrud: Outer wall of the Greek Orthodox church "Konstantin and Helena", which once belonged to a temple

Yabrud: Outer wall of the Greek Orthodox church “Konstantin and Helena”, which once belonged to a temple

General view of al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya (the coastal mountains) covered by forests

General view of al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya (the coastal mountains) covered by forests

Dar'a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari - The prayer hall

Dar’a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari – The prayer hall

View from Qalat al-Mudhiq to the lower village and the Ottoman Khan in the Orontes plain

View from Qalat al-Mudhiq to the lower village and the Ottoman Khan in the Orontes plain

General view of al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya (the coastal mountains) covered by forests

General view of al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya (the coastal mountains) covered by forests

Diversity of vegetation and protruding rocks in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Diversity of vegetation and protruding rocks in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Ras Shamra, Remains of the Ugarit kingdom

Ras Shamra, Remains of the Ugarit kingdom

Izraʿ - Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis, exterior view

Izraʿ – Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis, exterior view

Dar'a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari- main door from the inside

Dar’a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari- main door from the inside

Dar'a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari - the main entrance from the outside

Dar’a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari – the main entrance from the outside

Izraʿ - Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Izraʿ – Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Izraʿ - Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Izraʿ – Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Izraʿ - Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Izraʿ – Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Dar'a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari - Inscription on the eastern arcade

Dar’a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari – Inscription on the eastern arcade

Irrigation canal near Baniyas

Irrigation canal near Baniyas

Salkhad - historical pond (birket)

Salkhad – historical pond (birket)

Krak des Chevaliers, courtyards

Krak des Chevaliers, courtyards

Hadrian’s Arch, 3rd century AD, view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street

Hadrian’s Arch, 3rd century AD, view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street

General view of Baalshamin Temple, 2nd century AD

General view of Baalshamin Temple, 2nd century AD

View on the Euphrates river from Dura Europos

View on the Euphrates river from Dura Europos

Sulphurous karst spring of the Khabur at Raʾs al-ʿAyn

Sulphurous karst spring of the Khabur at Raʾs al-ʿAyn

Northern Palmyrenean chalk heights, lonely Atlantic pistachio in the riverbed of a dried-up wadi

Northern Palmyrenean chalk heights, lonely Atlantic pistachio in the riverbed of a dried-up wadi

A view of Qalʿat Shayzar along the Orontes river

A view of Qalʿat Shayzar along the Orontes river

Gallery

A warper (al-musaddi) is installing the warp threads on the mechanical loom

Silk Fabric and Social Ties in Syria

Silk Brocade woven at Mattini company in Damascus

Syria, a Textile History

Preparation of spools in the textile factory of the Mezannar family

A Family of Damascene Silk Manufacturer

Contemporary Classical Music in Syria

Contemporary Classical Music in Syria