Inside the city wall, excavation work, Qatna

Inside the city wall, excavation work, Qatna

Part of a decorated wooden door with ‘Ajami decoration from the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Part of a decorated wooden door with ‘Ajami decoration from the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

The northern-eastern tower of Damascus Citadel

The northern-eastern tower of Damascus Citadel

Izraʿ, al-Jamiʿ (Mosque) al-ʿUmari - the prayer niche

Izraʿ, al-Jamiʿ (Mosque) al-ʿUmari – the prayer niche

Sirjilla, andron, 5th c.

Sirjilla, andron, 5th c.

Waqf Ibshir Mustafa Basha, south western corner with former sabil

Waqf Ibshir Mustafa Basha, south western corner with former sabil

Shaykh Shibli shrine - al-Tar mountain, south -east of al-Mayadeen

Shaykh Shibli shrine – al-Tar mountain, south -east of al-Mayadeen

Destroyed shops on the north side of Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

Destroyed shops on the north side of Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

Part of a decorated wooden door with ‘Ajami decoration from the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Part of a decorated wooden door with ‘Ajami decoration from the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, ground plan drawing before the partial demolition

al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami, ground plan drawing before the partial demolition

Motifs of the decorated wooden panels of  Beit Ghazaleh

Motifs of the decorated wooden panels of Beit Ghazaleh

Motifs of the decorated wooden panels of Beit Ghazaleh

Motifs of the decorated wooden panels of Beit Ghazaleh

General view of Damascus citadel from northwest

General view of Damascus citadel from northwest

Lion of goddess Al-Lat, 1st c. AD

Lion of goddess Al-Lat, 1st c. AD

Image #100005 (ar)

Image #100005 (ar)

Jamiʿ al-Qayqan, Stone engraving - hieroglyphic pictorial writing

Jamiʿ al-Qayqan, Stone engraving – hieroglyphic pictorial writing

In the Syrian desert: the separation of the living and the storage compartment in a bedouin tent with the help of a stick mat (arab. zarb)

In the Syrian desert: the separation of the living and the storage compartment in a bedouin tent with the help of a stick mat (arab. zarb)

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

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

Traditional house in neighborhood "al-Almaji"

Traditional house in neighborhood “al-Almaji”

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., decorative door of reliquary room in southern facade (east)

Qalb Lawza, Basilica of 5th c., decorative door of reliquary room in southern facade (east)

Yabrud: A stone facade of a historic building

Yabrud: A stone facade of a historic building

Shahba, Exterior view of the Roman Theatre/ Philippopolis

Shahba, Exterior view of the Roman Theatre/ Philippopolis

Ghuta of Damascus, an alley in one of the villages

Ghuta of Damascus, an alley in one of the villages

Village alley in the Balikh region with calf and goats

Village alley in the Balikh region with calf and goats

Habuba Kabira, shell of a dome house made of clay bricks

Habuba Kabira, shell of a dome house made of clay bricks

A modern building and a traditional mud fence in one of the Ghouta fields of Damascus

A modern building and a traditional mud fence in one of the Ghouta fields of Damascus

Great Mosque, prayer hall, Shrine of the Prophet, ceramic tiles Zakariya

Great Mosque, prayer hall, Shrine of the Prophet, ceramic tiles Zakariya

Aleppo, Khan as-Sabun, view of courtyard towards west

Aleppo, Khan as-Sabun, view of courtyard towards west

Wakil House, decorated windows

Wakil House, decorated windows

Numbering application example for walls based on a room in Bayt Ghazala

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