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Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Tall Aswad, excavation in 1985
A general scene showing some of the ruins of Palmyra and the Castle Ibn Maʿn
Al-Marqab Castle from the inside
The entrance into the castle of al-Marqab is framed by a stepped portal
Monastery of St. Simeon Stylites, late 5th-early 6th c., Exterior of sanctuary of east basilica (apse from exterior)
Part of the remains of Shayzar Castle
A general view of the remains of Shayzar Castle located on a rocky cliff
A view of al-Marqab castle located on a high hill
Great Mosque, prayer hall, wooden pulpit (minbar)
A coffee house and waiting service taxi in the center of the small frontier town
Raqqa, al-Jamiʿ al-ʿAtiq, Remains of the southern arcade from the inside
Tall Abyad, House decoration to welcome the house owner after the pilgrimage to Mekka
Tall Mumbaqa, View to the north: shore of Assad-Lake with pumps
Remains of ‘Ayn Dara temple built of basalt stones
ʿAyn Dara Temple, Colossal basalt lion
View of the dam of the Assad reservoir of the Euphrates with its park
Facade of the turbine house of Assad dam of the Euphrates, whose supplies large parts of Northern Syria with electricity
Raqqa, Tall Aswad, stucco
Nahiyat at-Tabqa, Euphrates Dam
View of plastics and metal waste, at-Tabqa
Traditional dish served in a village, at-Tabqa
Traditional dress for men in the villages of at-Tabqa
A general view of az-Zabadani city, which lies on the foothills of the the Anti-Lebanon Mountains
Qasr (palace) al-Hayr al-Gharbi, view of the ruins
Raqqa, Tall Aswad, section drawing of a pottery kiln
Marble head of Roman Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus (Philipp the Arab), Shahba museum
Raqqa, Tall Aswad, small finds
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Interior view of the cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa, Tartus museum today
Temple of Bel behind palm trees