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Damascus citadel from the inside, round 1930
In the sleeping compartment of the tent of semi-nomadic family from Maskana region
Adult son of the semi-nomadic family in their tent from the Maskana region
In the tent of a semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region, with storage bags in the background.
Weekly market in Maskana, at the end of a sales day
In the living compartment of the semi-nomadic family’s tent (from Maskana region)
Suq al-Buzuriyya: shops with candied fruit, sugar-coated nuts and other sweets
In Suq al-Buzuriyya with its many small spices and remedy shops
The Straight Street with Roman Arch and Minaret Al-‘Umari
Weekly market in Maskana, where the farmers of the region sell their fruit and vegetables
Jurn Kabir, Girls from Habuba Kabira are preparing the lime milk from local chalk
Zayzun waterfalls of a tributary into Yarmuk river (border Syria/Jordan)
Zayzun tributary to Yarmuk river: Women washing wool as preparation for matresses as dowry
Aleppo, view at street life in Quwwatli street in 1963
Hinterland of Yabrud in the early sixties: Ploughing with wooden plough, pulled by two horses
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
Living space in the tent of semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region
Maʿlula, the procession to the Holy Cross celebration also passes through the narrow alleys of the old town.
A photo from the beginning of 20th century in Badiyat ash-Sham
Fig.38_Volunteers during cleaning and securing of remains
Qanawat, women in traditional dress at a well
An old photo of Bedouins in Jabal ʿAbd al-ʿAziz
A shepherd with his herd and tourists
Burj Alaʾ, southern facade from the inside with the arrow slit
Madrasat al-Firdaws, view of the southern arcade and the prayer hall entrance
Traditional dish served in a village, at-Tabqa
Traditional dress for men in the villages of at-Tabqa
A photo of villagers in front of traditional building under construction, Raqqa
