One of the towers of Qalʿat (castle) Shayzar

One of the towers of Qalʿat (castle) Shayzar

Parts of Qalʿat Shayzar with one of the towers

Parts of Qalʿat Shayzar with one of the towers

A view from Qalʿat Shayzar towards the Orontes plains

A view from Qalʿat Shayzar towards the Orontes plains

General view of Euphrates valley at Dayr az-Zawr countryside

General view of Euphrates valley at Dayr az-Zawr countryside

The suspension bridge over the Euphrates in Dayr az-Zawr

The suspension bridge over the Euphrates in Dayr az-Zawr

Remains of the city wall of Halabiyya fortress on the bank of the Euphrates

Remains of the city wall of Halabiyya fortress on the bank of the Euphrates

A side from the ruins of Halabiyya-Zalabiyya

A side from the ruins of Halabiyya-Zalabiyya

A view of people in traditional dress with a camel in Shahba

A view of people in traditional dress with a camel in Shahba

View of the city of Saydnaya with its monastery

View of the city of Saydnaya with its monastery

Salah ad-Din Castle, massive castle walls above the vertical rock face

Salah ad-Din Castle, massive castle walls above the vertical rock face

Qasr (palace) al-Hayr al-Gharbi, view of the ruins

Qasr (palace) al-Hayr al-Gharbi, view of the ruins

Fragments of stucco, Kharab Sayyar

Fragments of stucco, Kharab Sayyar

Euphrates dam and Assad Lake in at-Tabqa

Euphrates dam and Assad Lake in at-Tabqa

A view of Qalʿat Shayzar along the Orontes river

A view of Qalʿat Shayzar along the Orontes river

General view of the village and castle of Shayzar along the Orontes river

General view of the village and castle of Shayzar along the Orontes river

Topographical map collection "UAR North (Syrian) region, district El Furāt" of 1960

Topographical map collection “UAR North (Syrian) region, district El Furāt” of 1960

<strong>From Palmyra to Istanbul</strong>

From Palmyra to Istanbul

The Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016):                         Former Life in the Ghazala House (Beit Ghazaleh) – the Destroyed Heritage (2/2)

The Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016): Former Life in the Ghazala House (Beit Ghazaleh) – the Destroyed Heritage (2/2)

View over the late antique ruins of a residential building towards the modern small town of al-Bara

Al-Bara in the Zawiya Mountain – the Largest Ruined Settlement of the “Ancient Villages of Northern Syria”

The Citadel of Aleppo, on the left the minaret of its Great Mosque (Maqam Ibrahim) – view from the west, in the foreground is the minaret of the Jamiʿ Sayf ad-Dawla

Minarets of the Old City of Aleppo

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

Tall Columns and Massive Pillars – the Great Umayyad Mosques of Damascus and Aleppo

The Sound of Dayr az-Zawr

The Sound of Dayr az-Zawr

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

The Art of Syrian Textile Production