A Sheikh with his family in traditional clothes. The man is wearing a black Abbaya

A Sheikh with his family in traditional clothes. The man is wearing a black Abbaya

On september 14th at the Holy Cross Feast in Maʿlula, with the standard of the Holy Cross Youth

On september 14th at the Holy Cross Feast in Maʿlula, with the standard of the Holy Cross Youth

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.

A coffee house and waiting service taxi in the center of the small frontier town

A coffee house and waiting service taxi in the center of the small frontier town

Raqqa countryside, a traditional wedding ceremony in Suwaydiyya Kabira village

Raqqa countryside, a traditional wedding ceremony in Suwaydiyya Kabira village

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

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

Raqqa countryside, Men in a traditional tent in Suwaydiyya Kabira village

Raqqa countryside, Men in a traditional tent in Suwaydiyya Kabira village

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

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

A herd of sheep in one of the streets in Raqqa

A herd of sheep in one of the streets in Raqqa

Bridge over the Euphrates at Raqqa

Bridge over the Euphrates at Raqqa

Manbij, Bakery of flat bread with oven

Manbij, Bakery of flat bread with oven

Tall Dahab, Woman carrying firewood

Tall Dahab, Woman carrying firewood

A truck transporting raw cotton bags stops at some bedouin tents in Raqqa-countryside

A truck transporting raw cotton bags stops at some bedouin tents in Raqqa-countryside

Bedouin girl with saddle bag, that was weaved by her mother

Bedouin girl with saddle bag, that was weaved by her mother

Public street life in Raqqa

Public street life in Raqqa

Public street life in Raqqa

Public street life in Raqqa

Raqqa, Raqqa, Bedouin family in their tent

Raqqa, Raqqa, Bedouin family in their tent

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

Children are preparing themselve for a wedding procession. The two small children are still wearing their school uniform

Children are preparing themselve for a wedding procession. The two small children are still wearing their school uniform

A woman in a rural area with traditional clothes

A woman in a rural area with traditional clothes

Jurn Kabir, flatbreads are rolled out with a stick, so that they can become wafer-thin and can be baked on the tray over the fire.

Jurn Kabir, flatbreads are rolled out with a stick, so that they can become wafer-thin and can be baked on the tray over the fire.

Palmyra, Valley of the tombs

Palmyra, Valley of the tombs

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

Interior view of Mar Taqla Monastery, Maʿlula

Interior view of Mar Taqla Monastery, Maʿlula

General view Suq al-Buzuriyya

General view Suq al-Buzuriyya

Camels and camel herder on way home after transporting cotton sacks in the fields of the Euphrates valley

Camels and camel herder on way home after transporting cotton sacks in the fields of the Euphrates valley

A woman with a screen-printed headscarf called Habari

A woman with a screen-printed headscarf called Habari

Jurn Kabir, a tawny owl, which occurs there frequently

Jurn Kabir, a tawny owl, which occurs there frequently