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Entrance gate to the city of Ugarit
Shops for buying traditional utensils in Raqqa
Manbij, cemetry and new buildings in the background, view from the south
al-Lajat region, ancient cistern for storing water
Tall Bdiri near the Khabur: pilasters are stabilizing the walls of the houses
Khan al-Wazir, interior facade of the khan’s entrance
Aleppo: Khan al-Wazir, 17th C., interior facade
The Straight Street with Roman Arch and Minaret Al-‘Umari
Palmyra, View from hilltop towards the Valley of the tombs and the palm groves
Palmyra, a photo of some tower tombs
Jurn Kabir, Well on the shore terrace, overlooking the wide flood plain of the Euphrates, which was flooded in the Tishrin reservoir
Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope
The village al-ʿAmarna, with the tall (left) and the Euphrates plain in the back
Mosaic of the sea goddess “Thetys”, Shahba Museum
Mosaic Aphrodite and Ares, Shahba Museum
Mosaic of Orpheus, Shahba Museum
A view of an-Nuri mosque and the Kilaniyya norias (water wheels), Hama
Qunaytra, A general view shows remnants of destroyed buildings
View from the Philippeion to the city, Shahba
Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, a general view of the the valley around the twin castle
Remain of City Wall, Palmyra
Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, north facade – arcade and courtyard
Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, the iwan facade and the courtyard
View from Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas
Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope
Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope
Al-Madrasa al-Muqaddamiyya, a groin vault in the entrance
Khan al-Wazir, interior facade of the khan’s entrance
Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, west facade – a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur’anic text in Kufic script
Busra – Birkat (pool) al-Hajj
