As-Safira area in Aleppo province - clay dome houses

As-Safira area in Aleppo province – clay dome houses

Salt flats for salt production west of Jabal Jabisa (Jabisa mountain)

Salt flats for salt production west of Jabal Jabisa (Jabisa mountain)

Kirkbiza in the Dead Cities: A farmer ploughing his field with a metal plough, pulled by a mule and an ox.

Kirkbiza in the Dead Cities: A farmer ploughing his field with a metal plough, pulled by a mule and an ox.

Dead Cities, Kirkbiza: A team of mule and oxen pulling a metal plough.

Dead Cities, Kirkbiza: A team of mule and oxen pulling a metal plough.

The Euphrates in Raqqa

The Euphrates in Raqqa

A view of an-Nuri mosque and the Kilaniyya norias (water wheels), Hama

A view of an-Nuri mosque and the Kilaniyya norias (water wheels), Hama

The Mount Hermon covered by snow

The Mount Hermon covered by snow

Noria (waterwheel) in Hama

Noria (waterwheel) in Hama

A small noria (water wheel) on the Orontes river

A small noria (water wheel) on the Orontes river

The village al-ʿAmarna, with the tall (left) and the Euphrates plain in the back

The village al-ʿAmarna, with the tall (left) and the Euphrates plain in the back

Sahl Hawran (Hawran Plain), agricultral area

Sahl Hawran (Hawran Plain), agricultral area

View from the Philippeion to the city, Shahba

View from the Philippeion to the city, Shahba

Church of the Armenians in ar-Raqqa

Church of the Armenians in ar-Raqqa

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

The Khabur river near Raʾs al-ʿAyn, a small cable ferry from empty barrels for crossing the river

The Khabur river near Raʾs al-ʿAyn, a small cable ferry from empty barrels for crossing the river

Near Habuba Kabira, a family trip by boat to their former village, that was flooded in 1973 by the Tabqa-Dam

Near Habuba Kabira, a family trip by boat to their former village, that was flooded in 1973 by the Tabqa-Dam

Euphrates valley south of Qalʿat Najm as it looked before the flooding of lake Tishrin

Euphrates valley south of Qalʿat Najm as it looked before the flooding of lake Tishrin

Great Mosque, Minaret

Great Mosque, Minaret

Exterior view of ad-Daydariyya cave

Exterior view of ad-Daydariyya cave

The water of Khabur is near Raʾs al-ʿAyn strongly sulphurous

The water of Khabur is near Raʾs al-ʿAyn strongly sulphurous

A view from the west to Harim Castle

A view from the west to Harim Castle

An old photo in ʿAyn al-Fija, Wadi Barada

An old photo in ʿAyn al-Fija, Wadi Barada

At the upper reach of the Khabur near Raʾs al-ʿAyn

At the upper reach of the Khabur near Raʾs al-ʿAyn

Hammam Bahram Basha, the dome of the inner part (juwwani)

Hammam Bahram Basha, the dome of the inner part (juwwani)

As-Sa'a roundabout in the city of Raqqa

As-Sa’a roundabout in the city of Raqqa

Aleppo, Bab al-Maqam city gate, general view from south, ca. 1932 during French mandate

Aleppo, Bab al-Maqam city gate, general view from south, ca. 1932 during French mandate

A view shows monasteries and residential buildings, Saydnaya

A view shows monasteries and residential buildings, Saydnaya

A courtyard of a domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

A courtyard of a domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

An abandoned building in Circassian district, Raqqa

An abandoned building in Circassian district, Raqqa

Busra, The East Gate "Nabataean Gate"

Busra, The East Gate “Nabataean Gate”