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Weekly market in Maskana, where the farmers of the region sell their fruit and vegetables
In the tent of a semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region, with storage bags in the background.
In Suq al-Buzuriyya with its many small spices and remedy shops
The Straight Street with Roman Arch and Minaret Al-‘Umari
Suq al-Buzuriyya: shops with candied fruit, sugar-coated nuts and other sweets
Adult son of the semi-nomadic family in their tent from the Maskana region
Manbij, Bakery of flat bread with oven
Weekly market in Maskana, at the end of a sales day
Threshing in Sahl Hawran (Hawran Plain): farmers are separating wheat from chaff
Sahl Hawran (Hawran Plain), The traditional operation of threshing wheat
Maʿlula, the procession to the Holy Cross celebration also passes through the narrow alleys of the old town.
Preparing dinner in the courtyard of a mud brick house in the outskirts of Raqqa
Rural life in Qalamun mountains (Antilibanon): peasants returning home from grape harvest
View of the old town from Maʿlula with its traditionally light blue painted facades
Manbij, Vegetable and fruit vendor in the centre
In the living compartment of the semi-nomadic family’s tent (from Maskana region)
Traditional dish served in a village, at-Tabqa
A street scene in one of the suqs of Dayr az-Zawr
Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, main entrance
An old photo of Bedouins in Jabal ʿAbd al-ʿAziz
Traditional dress for men in the villages of at-Tabqa
Qanawat, women in traditional dress at a well
A photo of villagers in front of traditional building under construction, Raqqa
Living space in the tent of semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region
In the sleeping compartment of the tent of a semi-nomadic family from Maskana-region
Jamiʿ al-Utrush, prayer hall
A photo of villagers at the entrance of traditional building under construction, Raqqa
A woman putting mud in molds to form bricks in a village in Raqqa
Preparation of mud for construction in one of Raqqa villages
Preparation of mud for construction in one of Raqqa villages
