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Tall Dahab, Bedding pile in the family's living and storage room

Tall Dahab, Bedding pile in the family’s living and storage room

Tall Dahab, Guesthouse of a village with sculptural decoration of the facade

Tall Dahab, Guesthouse of a village with sculptural decoration of the facade

In al-Hayat/Balikh valley, procedure for calcination of gypsum (1st step), fuel is placed on a natural gypsum layer

In al-Hayat/Balikh valley, procedure for calcination of gypsum (1st step), fuel is placed on a natural gypsum layer

ar-Rusafa, Goat hair tent erected for a funeral service

ar-Rusafa, Goat hair tent erected for a funeral service

Weekly market in Maskana, at the end of a sales day

Weekly market in Maskana, at the end of a sales day

Tall Dahab, Cement-fixed area where rinsing or washing is carried out, body washing may take place there too

Tall Dahab, Cement-fixed area where rinsing or washing is carried out, body washing may take place there too

In the tent of a semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region, with storage bags in the background.

In the tent of a semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region, with storage bags in the background.

Tall Dahab, Woman carrying firewood

Tall Dahab, Woman carrying firewood

Baking of bread in tannur near to a field of maize in the outskirts of ar-Raqqa

Baking of bread in tannur near to a field of maize in the outskirts of ar-Raqqa

Woman in the outskirts of Raqqa presenting an embroidered cushion sitting on the houses terrace

Woman in the outskirts of Raqqa presenting an embroidered cushion sitting on the houses terrace

Tall Dahab, Central hall house , sleeping platform in the foreground

Tall Dahab, Central hall house , sleeping platform in the foreground

Tall Dahab, Central hall house - the width of the hall corresponds to the recess in the facade, the loggia is used for the stay

Tall Dahab, Central hall house – the width of the hall corresponds to the recess in the facade, the loggia is used for the stay

Tall Dahab, Back of the guest house with surrounding scultural ornamentation

Tall Dahab, Back of the guest house with surrounding scultural ornamentation

A Bedouin woman twisting a hand spun thread spool

A Bedouin woman twisting a hand spun thread spool

Busra - Hammam Manjak - Restoration works

Busra – Hammam Manjak – Restoration works

Salkhad - The Ayyubid minaret

Salkhad – The Ayyubid minaret

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

Manbij, cemetry and new buildings in the background, view from the south

Manbij, cemetry and new buildings in the background, view from the south

In al-Hayat/Balikh valley, procedure of calcination of gypsum (2nd step): the fuel was lit

In al-Hayat/Balikh valley, procedure of calcination of gypsum (2nd step): the fuel was lit

Adult son of the semi-nomadic family in their tent from the Maskana region

Adult son of the semi-nomadic family in their tent from the Maskana region

Tent made of jute sacks of a semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region

Tent made of jute sacks of a semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region

In the sleeping compartment of the tent of a semi-nomadic family from Maskana-region

In the sleeping compartment of the tent of a semi-nomadic family from Maskana-region

In the living compartment of the semi-nomadic family's tent (from Maskana region)

In the living compartment of the semi-nomadic family’s tent (from Maskana region)

Kitchen tent with fireplace of a semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region

Kitchen tent with fireplace of a semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region

Living space in the tent of semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region

Living space in the tent of semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region

Preparing dinner in the courtyard of a mud brick house in the outskirts of Raqqa

Preparing dinner in the courtyard of a mud brick house in the outskirts of Raqqa

At the upper reach of the Khabur near Raʾs al-ʿAyn

At the upper reach of the Khabur near Raʾs al-ʿAyn

Shop in Suq al-Buzuriyya, currently selling candles for the Palm Sunday procession

Shop in Suq al-Buzuriyya, currently selling candles for the Palm Sunday procession