Irrigation fields of ʿAyn at-Tina in Qalamun (mountainous region in southwest Syria)

Irrigation fields of ʿAyn at-Tina in Qalamun (mountainous region in southwest Syria)

The village itself lies in the middle ground above the level of the irrigated field terraces: In the background, the Eocene limestone layer of the Jebel Maaloula with up to 1913 m above sea level.

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Irrigation fields of ʿAyn at-Tina in Qalamun (mountainous region in southwest Syria)

    Place
  • Jibal al-Qalamun
    Time Period
  • 1960s, 1963
    Subject
  • Geography, Hill town, Irrigation, Mountain, Oases, Terrace farming
    Keywords
  • Agriculture, Edificial landscape, Photography, Slide
    Place hierarchy
  • World,Asia,Syria,al-Manatiq al-Jabaliyya wa-l-Wahat az-Ziraʿiyya fi Janub Gharb Suriya,Qalamun Mountain range
    Collection
  • Collection Wirth (Eugen)
    Author
  • Eugen Wirth
    Copyright
  • © Museum für Islamische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, collection Eugen Wirth (CC-BY-NC-SA)