Basalt sphinx at the main entrance of ʿAyn Dara Temple

Basalt sphinx at the main entrance of ʿAyn Dara Temple

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance - Zengid inscription in Naskhi script

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance – Zengid inscription in Naskhi script

The gate of south-western side, Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya)

The gate of south-western side, Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya)

The northern entrance of the historical city of Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya), end of 4th century BC

The northern entrance of the historical city of Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya), end of 4th century BC

The northern entrance of the historical city of Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya), end of 4th century BC

The northern entrance of the historical city of Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya), end of 4th century BC

Weekly market in Maskana, at the end of a sales day

Weekly market in Maskana, at the end of a sales day

View over the roof of the south-western Madrasat Ismaʿil Basha al-ʿAzm to the Umayyad Mosque with its high transept of the prayer hall with a central dome and its three minarets

View over the roof of the south-western Madrasat Ismaʿil Basha al-ʿAzm to the Umayyad Mosque with its high transept of the prayer hall with a central dome and its three minarets

A distant view of Masyaf castle and town

A distant view of Masyaf castle and town

Bayt Dallal, iwan with a wooden canopy

Bayt Dallal, iwan with a wooden canopy

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, general view from the Citadel

Al-Madrasa as-Sultaniyya, general view from the Citadel

Aleppo Citadel, entrance gateways and bridge

Aleppo Citadel, entrance gateways and bridge

Citadel der Aleppo, main entrance gateway

Citadel der Aleppo, main entrance gateway

Citadel of Aleppo, entrance gateways and bridge

Citadel of Aleppo, entrance gateways and bridge

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance - Zengid inscription in Naskhi script

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, entrance – Zengid inscription in Naskhi script

Madrasat al-Firdaws, a grave on the west of prayer hall

Madrasat al-Firdaws, a grave on the west of prayer hall

A Bedouin woman twisting a hand spun thread spool

A Bedouin woman twisting a hand spun thread spool

Madrasat al-Firdaws, a grave on the east of prayer hall

Madrasat al-Firdaws, a grave on the east of prayer hall

Aleppo: Citadel, Palace, 13 C.

Aleppo: Citadel, Palace, 13 C.

Citadel of Aleppo, entrance gateways and bridge

Citadel of Aleppo, entrance gateways and bridge

Bimaristan Arghun, southern courtyard - view of open dome

Bimaristan Arghun, southern courtyard – view of open dome

Citadel of Aleppo, plant ornament

Citadel of Aleppo, plant ornament

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, angle niches below the dome in the mausoleum

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, angle niches below the dome in the mausoleum

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, courtyard - lobed angle fountain

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, courtyard – lobed angle fountain

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, prayer niche

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, prayer niche

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, interior view of eastern facade - Iwan

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, interior view of eastern facade – Iwan

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, capital of a column of a portico

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, capital of a column of a portico

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, historic photo of the prayer niche

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, historic photo of the prayer niche

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, prayer hall - historic photo of the collapsed central dome

Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, prayer hall – historic photo of the collapsed central dome

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, arcade and the prayer hall entrance

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, arcade and the prayer hall entrance

Tall al-Mishrifa (Qatna) within its geographic area

Tall al-Mishrifa (Qatna) within its geographic area