Hama, general view of the Jisriyya (waterwheel)

Hama, general view of the Jisriyya (waterwheel)

Great Mosque, Minaret

Great Mosque, Minaret

The arcade wall of Great Mosque of Raqqa-Rafiqa, 8th/12th C.

The arcade wall of Great Mosque of Raqqa-Rafiqa, 8th/12th C.

Raqqa, Qasr (Palace) al-Banat

Raqqa, Qasr (Palace) al-Banat

al-Lajat region, Roman road

al-Lajat region, Roman road

Khan al-Wazir, interior facade of the khan's entrance

Khan al-Wazir, interior facade of the khan’s entrance

Wakil house, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Wakil house, dome of the reception hall from the inside

Aleppo: Citadel, entrance 12th – 16th c.

Aleppo: Citadel, entrance 12th – 16th c.

Aleppo: Citadel, Palace, 13 C.

Aleppo: Citadel, Palace, 13 C.

Great Mosque of Aleppo, view at courtyard, from 1907

Great Mosque of Aleppo, view at courtyard, from 1907

A view of fields in 'Afrin area

A view of fields in ‘Afrin area

A field in a village nearSafira in Aleppo province

A field in a village nearSafira in Aleppo province

As-Safira area in Aleppo province - clay dome houses

As-Safira area in Aleppo province – clay dome houses

Tartus, museum in former cathedral, view at western facade

Tartus, museum in former cathedral, view at western facade

Tartus, museum in the former cathedral, view at western facade

Tartus, museum in the former cathedral, view at western facade

al-Lajat region, ancient cistern for storing water

al-Lajat region, ancient cistern for storing water

Traditional houses near as-Sajur river

Traditional houses near as-Sajur river

Great Mosque of Raqqa-Rafiqa, 8th/12th C.

Great Mosque of Raqqa-Rafiqa, 8th/12th C.

Bedouin movement in al-Hawl area with donkeys, camels and a litter

Bedouin movement in al-Hawl area with donkeys, camels and a litter

Kafr Halab village, clay dome houses

Kafr Halab village, clay dome houses

A crowd in the 'Afrin, at the time of the cotton harvest

A crowd in the ‘Afrin, at the time of the cotton harvest

Raqqa countyside, shepherd with traditional woolen coat in the village Suwaydiyya Kabira

Raqqa countyside, shepherd with traditional woolen coat in the village Suwaydiyya Kabira

West Syria, access to the Salah ad-Din Castle carved through two artificial crevices, 12th c.

West Syria, access to the Salah ad-Din Castle carved through two artificial crevices, 12th c.

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)

General view of al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya (the coastal mountains) covered by forests

General view of al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya (the coastal mountains) covered by forests

General view of al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya (the coastal mountains) covered by forests

General view of al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya (the coastal mountains) covered by forests

A small river in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A small river in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Vegetation with rocks in the coastal mountains

Vegetation with rocks in the coastal mountains

A distant view of the coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A distant view of the coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Several peaks in the Costal mountains (Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Several peaks in the Costal mountains (Jibal as-Sahiliyya)