An alley in one of Damascus's old neighborhoods

An alley in one of Damascus’s old neighborhoods

Jamiʿ Sharaf, the old mihrab

Jamiʿ Sharaf, the old mihrab

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Template Secrets of the old master artisans

Plan of the Old City of Aleppo_BTU_Ground Floors2

Plan of the Old City of Aleppo_BTU_Ground Floors2

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Bab al-Maqam, part of the old city's wall

Bab al-Maqam, part of the old city’s wall

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, prayer hall (old Midan)

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, prayer hall (old Midan)

Romam Gate (Peribolos) at the Straight Street, Old City of Damascus

Romam Gate (Peribolos) at the Straight Street, Old City of Damascus

Vaulted hall in the old city of Tartus

Vaulted hall in the old city of Tartus

Roman Gate (Peribolos) at the Straight Street, Old City of Damsacus

Roman Gate (Peribolos) at the Straight Street, Old City of Damsacus

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

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

Shops in Suq al-Hamidiyya, Old Damascus

Shops in Suq al-Hamidiyya, Old Damascus

Aerial photograph of the Bel Temple and old village houses in front of the temple

Aerial photograph of the Bel Temple and old village houses in front of the temple

Damascus, An old wooden door

Damascus, An old wooden door

Old rural house, Harran al-ʿAwamid

Old rural house, Harran al-ʿAwamid

General view in Suq al-Hamidiyya, Old Damascus

General view in Suq al-Hamidiyya, Old Damascus

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, prayer hall (old Midan)

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, prayer hall (old Midan)

Damascus, copper workshop in the Straight Street, where "damascening", an old Inlay-technique is still practised

Damascus, copper workshop in the Straight Street, where “damascening”, an old Inlay-technique is still practised

Bab as-Salam, the "door of peace" in the north of Old Damascus

Bab as-Salam, the “door of peace” in the north of Old Damascus

An old photo in ʿAyn al-Fija, Wadi Barada

An old photo in ʿAyn al-Fija, Wadi Barada

An aerial photograph of the city of Raqqa, showing the wall and the old mosque (original photo: Mohamad Al-Roumi)

An aerial photograph of the city of Raqqa, showing the wall and the old mosque (original photo: Mohamad Al-Roumi)

The village of al-Qirata on the northern slope of the Sajur valley, old lime-washed houses visible.

The village of al-Qirata on the northern slope of the Sajur valley, old lime-washed houses visible.

Damascus, Glass Blowing Workshop near Bab Sharqi

Damascus, Glass Blowing Workshop near Bab Sharqi

Maʿlula, the procession to the Holy Cross celebration also passes through the narrow alleys of the old town.

Maʿlula, the procession to the Holy Cross celebration also passes through the narrow alleys of the old town.

Aleppo Catalogue

A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus

A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus

Numbering sequence example based on the Plan of al-Madrasa al-Halawiyya

Measurement plan with arrows for numbering sequence

Bedtime stories