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

Qasr (palace) al-Hayr al-Gharbi, view of the ruins

Qasr (palace) al-Hayr al-Gharbi, view of the ruins

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries opening to the valley during the 1960s

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries opening to the valley during the 1960s

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries during the 1960s

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries during the 1960s

Traditional houses in Halbun

Traditional houses in Halbun

Covered small alley in Halbun with traditional houses

Covered small alley in Halbun with traditional houses

View to the Qalamun Mountains from Halbun

View to the Qalamun Mountains from Halbun

An alley in Halbun town

An alley in Halbun town

An alley in Halbun

An alley in Halbun

Outside of the surrounding wall of Halabiyya fortress

Outside of the surrounding wall of Halabiyya fortress

A side from the ruins of Halabiyya

A side from the ruins of Halabiyya

General view of Euphrates valley at Dayr az-Zawr countryside

General view of Euphrates valley at Dayr az-Zawr countryside

View of the city of Saydnaya with its monastery

View of the city of Saydnaya with its monastery

Salah ad-Din Castle, massive castle walls above the vertical rock face

Salah ad-Din Castle, massive castle walls above the vertical rock face

Fragments of stucco, Kharab Sayyar

Fragments of stucco, Kharab Sayyar

Hillside houses of Armanaz on a mountain slope

Hillside houses of Armanaz on a mountain slope

Euphrates dam and Assad Lake in at-Tabqa

Euphrates dam and Assad Lake in at-Tabqa

A view of Qalʿat Shayzar along the Orontes river

A view of Qalʿat Shayzar along the Orontes river

General view of the village and castle of Shayzar along the Orontes river

General view of the village and castle of Shayzar along the Orontes river

A view from Qalʿat Shayzar towards the Orontes plains

A view from Qalʿat Shayzar towards the Orontes plains

Parts of Qalʿat Shayzar with one of the towers

Parts of Qalʿat Shayzar with one of the towers

One of the towers of Qalʿat (castle) Shayzar

One of the towers of Qalʿat (castle) Shayzar

General view of modern residential buildings in Saydnaya

General view of modern residential buildings in Saydnaya

Top view of a group of traditional houses in Saydnaya

Top view of a group of traditional houses in Saydnaya

View of towards the city and the monastery of Saydnaya

View of towards the city and the monastery of Saydnaya

View at ar-Ruj plain from an orchard

View at ar-Ruj plain from an orchard

General view of Halabiyya ruins

General view of Halabiyya ruins

Harvest of cotton in ar-Ruj plain

Harvest of cotton in ar-Ruj plain

Traditional houses, Ma'lula

Traditional houses, Ma’lula

Armanaz and its agricultural fields

Armanaz and its agricultural fields