A woman with a screen-printed headscarf called Habari

A woman with a screen-printed headscarf called Habari

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

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

A woman showing how to card wool. She is wearing a silk Habari (head scarf)

A woman showing how to card wool. She is wearing a silk Habari (head scarf)

Zabadani Plains with trees and agriculture

Zabadani Plains with trees and agriculture

A female Kurdish tribe leader wearing a screen-printed headscarf called Habari

A female Kurdish tribe leader wearing a screen-printed headscarf called Habari

A gathering of men in a reception room with wall textile cover

A gathering of men in a reception room with wall textile cover

Harran al-ʿAwamid, Hayat bin Qays al-Harani mosque

Harran al-ʿAwamid, Hayat bin Qays al-Harani mosque

A Kurdish woman spinning with a suspended spindle. She is wearing a traditional overgarment

A Kurdish woman spinning with a suspended spindle. She is wearing a traditional overgarment

A little boy from a resettlement village is drawing water from a tap embedded in the ground

A little boy from a resettlement village is drawing water from a tap embedded in the ground

Two Kurdish women. The woman on the right is wearing a traditional woven overgarment

Two Kurdish women. The woman on the right is wearing a traditional woven overgarment

A traditionally crafted tapestry cover (Kilim)

A traditionally crafted tapestry cover (Kilim)

A woman in a rural area with traditional clothes

A woman in a rural area with traditional clothes

A traditional house in Jabʿadin

A traditional house in Jabʿadin

Summerrestaurant in Bludan

Summerrestaurant in Bludan

An agricultural field and poplar trees in Yabrud

An agricultural field and poplar trees in Yabrud

South-west Syria: Qalamun Mountains, the village of Maʿlula with its light blue or white house paintings

South-west Syria: Qalamun Mountains, the village of Maʿlula with its light blue or white house paintings

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries during the 1960s

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries during the 1960s

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

Traditional houses, Ma'lula

Traditional houses, Ma’lula

Monastry St. Sergius on the edge of the mountain plain overlooking Maʿlula

Monastry St. Sergius on the edge of the mountain plain overlooking Maʿlula

The historical centre of Maʿlula with St. Lawandius Church and hillside houses facing the valley

The historical centre of Maʿlula with St. Lawandius Church and hillside houses facing the valley

View of the old town from Maʿlula with its traditionally light blue painted facades

View of the old town from Maʿlula with its traditionally light blue painted facades

Staircase and old wooden door in a traditional House in Maʿlula

Staircase and old wooden door in a traditional House in Maʿlula

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.

Chest of drawers in traditional inlay technique with mother of pearl in an old house in Maʿlula

Chest of drawers in traditional inlay technique with mother of pearl in an old house in Maʿlula

The foothills of Antilibanon- Mountains overlooking the Zabadani plain

The foothills of Antilibanon- Mountains overlooking the Zabadani plain

General view of the fertile Zabadani plains

General view of the fertile Zabadani plains

Bludan hillside houses with galleries on the foot of Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Bludan hillside houses with galleries on the foot of Anti-Lebanon Mountains