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

Ras Shamra, Remains of the Ugarit kingdom

Ras Shamra, Remains of the Ugarit kingdom

Aleppo, view at street life in Quwwatli street in 1963

Aleppo, view at street life in Quwwatli street in 1963

Sahl Hawran (Hawran Plain), agricultral area

Sahl Hawran (Hawran Plain), agricultral area

Computer modeling of the Mount Hermon

Computer modeling of the Mount Hermon

ThMap of the irrigation oasis of Damascus in 1969

ThMap of the irrigation oasis of Damascus in 1969

Jabal al-ʿArab, a view of volcanic area

Jabal al-ʿArab, a view of volcanic area

al-Lajat region, Basalt stone into agricultural area

al-Lajat region, Basalt stone into agricultural area

Entrance and minaret of as-Sibaʿiyya mosque, Damascus

Entrance and minaret of as-Sibaʿiyya mosque, Damascus

Palmyra, a photo of some tower tombs

Palmyra, a photo of some tower tombs

Making of burghul in Yabrud during the sixties

Making of burghul in Yabrud during the sixties

At-Takiyya as-Sulaymaniyya, domed arcade and behind it larger domes covering a range of rooms

At-Takiyya as-Sulaymaniyya, domed arcade and behind it larger domes covering a range of rooms

al-Lajat region, ancient cistern for storing water

al-Lajat region, ancient cistern for storing water

North-East Syria, Kurdish wedding celebration

North-East Syria, Kurdish wedding celebration

Qanawat, Remains of the Temple of Zeus (Saraya)

Qanawat, Remains of the Temple of Zeus (Saraya)

Aerial photograph of Jibal Lubnan ash-Sharqiyya (Anti-Lebanon Mountains) with Barada valley

Aerial photograph of Jibal Lubnan ash-Sharqiyya (Anti-Lebanon Mountains) with Barada valley

Yabrud: making Burghul, in background a wall in a special pisé-technique

Yabrud: making Burghul, in background a wall in a special pisé-technique

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

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

Palmyra, scenery in the valley of the tombs, showing a group of tower tombs

Palmyra, scenery in the valley of the tombs, showing a group of tower tombs

Palmyra, View from hilltop towards the Valley of the tombs and the palm groves

Palmyra, View from hilltop towards the Valley of the tombs and the palm groves

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

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

Great Mosque, Minaret

Great Mosque, Minaret

Salah ad-Din Castle, the massive castle wall with a tower on the vertical rocky edge

Salah ad-Din Castle, the massive castle wall with a tower on the vertical rocky edge

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

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.

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

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

Tartus, museum in former cathedral, view at western facade

Tartus, museum in former cathedral, view at western facade

As-Safira area in Aleppo province - clay dome houses

As-Safira area in Aleppo province – clay dome houses

A field in a village nearSafira in Aleppo province

A field in a village nearSafira in Aleppo province

Great Mosque of Aleppo, view at courtyard, from 1907

Great Mosque of Aleppo, view at courtyard, from 1907