Manbij, Vegetable and fruit vendor in the centre

Manbij, Vegetable and fruit vendor in the centre

The minaret of Balis Mosque, rebuilt near Maskana

The minaret of Balis Mosque, rebuilt near Maskana

Remains of the Praetorium from east, Balis (Barbalassos)

Remains of the Praetorium from east, Balis (Barbalassos)

Habuba Kabira, building a cantilever dome house - in the foreground clay bricks, which are to be used soon

Habuba Kabira, building a cantilever dome house – in the foreground clay bricks, which are to be used soon

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Habuba Kabira, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

Habuba Kabira, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

Habuba Kabira, Construction of the relieving arch, on which 2 cantilever domes are to rest

Habuba Kabira, Construction of the relieving arch, on which 2 cantilever domes are to rest

Habuba Kabira, construction of a mud brick house before the circular of the domes is started

Habuba Kabira, construction of a mud brick house before the circular of the domes is started

Remains of the Praetorium, Balis (Barbalassos)

Remains of the Praetorium, Balis (Barbalassos)

Syriac tombs in Jabal ʿAruda

Syriac tombs in Jabal ʿAruda

Habuba Kabira, screening of barley as seed by the grandmother

Habuba Kabira, screening of barley as seed by the grandmother

Boats trip on the Euphrates River, near Jabal ʿAruda

Boats trip on the Euphrates River, near Jabal ʿAruda

Remains of the Praetorium from east, Balis (Barbalassos)

Remains of the Praetorium from east, Balis (Barbalassos)

At-Turn, Double-dome house on the edge of the steppe close to Maskana

At-Turn, Double-dome house on the edge of the steppe close to Maskana

Habuba Kabira, construction of a relieving arch using piled bricks, which are later removed

Habuba Kabira, construction of a relieving arch using piled bricks, which are later removed

General view of Balis on the Euphrates river

General view of Balis on the Euphrates river

Archaeological excavation at Balis

Archaeological excavation at Balis

A view towards the Euphrates, Jabal ʿAruda

A view towards the Euphrates, Jabal ʿAruda

Jurn Kabir, inside a traditional living room, equipped with wooden door and window, water basin and felt carpet (lubbad)

Jurn Kabir, inside a traditional living room, equipped with wooden door and window, water basin and felt carpet (lubbad)

Jurn Kabir, wooden door bar lock, seen from the interior side

Jurn Kabir, wooden door bar lock, seen from the interior side

Jurn Kabir, the traditional type of the double room house, which is divided inside by a transverse wall.

Jurn Kabir, the traditional type of the double room house, which is divided inside by a transverse wall.

Jurn Kabir, Woman demonstrating the production of a rod mat (arab. zarb) with the help of stone weights

Jurn Kabir, Woman demonstrating the production of a rod mat (arab. zarb) with the help of stone weights

Jurn Kabir, wall shelf on which metal plates, cups and spoons are presented

Jurn Kabir, wall shelf on which metal plates, cups and spoons are presented

Jurn Kabir, a swift that was found on the ground

Jurn Kabir, a swift that was found on the ground

Jurn Kabir, the only two school classrooms for children of the village

Jurn Kabir, the only two school classrooms for children of the village

Jurn Kabir, construction of a room from quarry stones with clay mortar

Jurn Kabir, construction of a room from quarry stones with clay mortar

Jurn Kabir, the fertile plain of the Euphrates with floodplain forest in the background before the flooding of the Tishrin Dam

Jurn Kabir, the fertile plain of the Euphrates with floodplain forest in the background before the flooding of the Tishrin Dam

Habuba Kabira, water reservoir for field-irrigation, in the background motor pump of the well

Habuba Kabira, water reservoir for field-irrigation, in the background motor pump of the well

Habuba Kabira, construction of a dome house (foreground: room, that will have a flat roof)

Habuba Kabira, construction of a dome house (foreground: room, that will have a flat roof)

Habuba Kabira, the stacked bricks under the relieving arch are removed by the master bilder

Habuba Kabira, the stacked bricks under the relieving arch are removed by the master bilder