Picnic on the Euphrates bank, al-Furat al-Aʿla (the Upper Euphrates Valley)

Picnic on the Euphrates bank, al-Furat al-Aʿla (the Upper Euphrates Valley)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the southern wing ceiling in the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the southern wing ceiling in the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Dallal, iwan ceiling and canopy

Bayt Dallal, iwan ceiling and canopy

Bayt Dallal, the basin and the iwan

Bayt Dallal, the basin and the iwan

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone of the well

Bayt Dallal, decorated stone of the well

Bayt Dallal, geometrical floor design in front of the iwan

Bayt Dallal, geometrical floor design in front of the iwan

Bayt Dallal, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Dallal, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Junblat, courtyard and northern iwan

Bayt Junblat, courtyard and northern iwan

Bayt Wakil, courtyard (restaurant)

Bayt Wakil, courtyard (restaurant)

Burj as-Saʿa, mechanical clock

Burj as-Saʿa, mechanical clock

Bayt Wakil, iwan - decoration above a room's door

Bayt Wakil, iwan – decoration above a room’s door

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard - northern facade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard – northern facade

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the great iwan)

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the great iwan)

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Remains of Qasr Says or the palace of al-Walid in Jabal Says

Remains of Qasr Says or the palace of al-Walid in Jabal Says

Natural view near the village of ʿArna on Jabal ash-Shaykh

Natural view near the village of ʿArna on Jabal ash-Shaykh

Remains of a ruined building in Jabal Says

Remains of a ruined building in Jabal Says

Remains of the entrance of al-Walid palace, Qasr Says in Jabal Says

Remains of the entrance of al-Walid palace, Qasr Says in Jabal Says

Terraced grain fields on the western slope of the coastal mountain range (Jabal Ansariyya)

Terraced grain fields on the western slope of the coastal mountain range (Jabal Ansariyya)

Deserted houses in Jabal al-Hus south of Aleppo

Deserted houses in Jabal al-Hus south of Aleppo

Salt flats for salt production west of Jabal Jabisa (Jabisa mountain)

Salt flats for salt production west of Jabal Jabisa (Jabisa mountain)

A basin belonging to the Ummayad Palace ''Qasr Says'' in Jabal Says

A basin belonging to the Ummayad Palace ”Qasr Says” in Jabal Says

Inscriptions on a volcanic stone in Jabal Says

Inscriptions on a volcanic stone in Jabal Says

Remains of the Ummayad Palace in Jabal Says

Remains of the Ummayad Palace in Jabal Says

Bayt Junblat, southern Iwan - decoration detail of marble and ceramic tiles

Bayt Junblat, southern Iwan – decoration detail of marble and ceramic tiles

Volcanic stones and behind it the Khubra lake, Jabal Says

Volcanic stones and behind it the Khubra lake, Jabal Says

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, dome of the prayer hall

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, dome of the prayer hall

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, northern facade - al-Hijaziyya facade

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, northern facade – al-Hijaziyya facade

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, one of the pendentives carrying the dome

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, one of the pendentives carrying the dome

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, the upper part of the wooden prayer niche

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, the upper part of the wooden prayer niche