Agriculture in the Coastal Mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Agriculture in the Coastal Mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Palmyra, Palm grove, view at Bel Temple

Palmyra, Palm grove, view at Bel Temple

Remains of some columns, the Great Colonnade

Remains of some columns, the Great Colonnade

Remains of the Great Colonnade

Remains of the Great Colonnade

Agricultural fields, cow and irrigation pipe on the coast of Baniyas

Agricultural fields, cow and irrigation pipe on the coast of Baniyas

Natural view near the village of ʿArna on Jabal ash-Shaykh

Natural view near the village of ʿArna on Jabal ash-Shaykh

Rakhla: The City of Wine and Poetry in the Memory of its daughters

Agricultural fields and industrial complex near Baniyas

Agricultural fields and industrial complex near Baniyas

Raqqa, Western Palace, aerial view of excavation site

Raqqa, Western Palace, aerial view of excavation site

General view of Maʿlula

General view of Maʿlula

View of the Barada Valley in the 1960s

View of the Barada Valley in the 1960s

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)

Hinterland of Yabrud in the early sixties: Ploughing with wooden plough, pulled by two horses

Hinterland of Yabrud in the early sixties: Ploughing with wooden plough, pulled by two horses

Palm trees in Palmyra oasis

Palm trees in Palmyra oasis

Orchards in the city of Harim

Orchards in the city of Harim

As-Safira, an old thresher for shearing straw (darrasa)

As-Safira, an old thresher for shearing straw (darrasa)

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, Piles of wheat before its package in bags

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, Piles of wheat before its package in bags

The traditional way of filling and weighing the wool, Raʾs al-ʿAyn

The traditional way of filling and weighing the wool, Raʾs al-ʿAyn

General view of the Orontes valley in the 1960s

General view of the Orontes valley in the 1960s

View of the city of Yabrud adjacent to agricultural fields

View of the city of Yabrud adjacent to agricultural fields

al-Lajat region, Basalt stone into agricultural area

al-Lajat region, Basalt stone into agricultural area

An aerial view of a water canal in the village of Shaykh Hilal

An aerial view of a water canal in the village of Shaykh Hilal

An abandoned rural noria on the Orontes river

An abandoned rural noria on the Orontes river

Great Mosque, Minaret

Great Mosque, Minaret

Kirkbiza in the Dead Cities: A farmer ploughing his field with a metal plough, pulled by a mule and an ox.

Kirkbiza in the Dead Cities: A farmer ploughing his field with a metal plough, pulled by a mule and an ox.

Valley of Nahr Al-Kabir al-Shamali River

Valley of Nahr Al-Kabir al-Shamali River

An olive grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

An olive grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

Ghouta of Damascus, collecting of hemp in 1970s

Ghouta of Damascus, collecting of hemp in 1970s

Dead Cities, Kirkbiza: A team of mule and oxen pulling a metal plough.

Dead Cities, Kirkbiza: A team of mule and oxen pulling a metal plough.

Great Mosque of Aleppo, prayer hall interior and Shrine of the Prophet Zechariah

Great Mosque of Aleppo, prayer hall interior and Shrine of the Prophet Zechariah