Colored mosaic in the western arcade of the Umayyad Mosque
View of the courtyard, Umayyad Mosque
ʿIsa minaret in the south-eastern corner of the Umayyad Mosque
Entrance of the Ayyubid Mosque of Fatima, Busra
Feast of the excavation with musicians playing the local music with mizmar (local oboe) and big drum
Inner courtyard, Jamiʿ as-Sinaniyya
Colorful ornamental motifs on ablaq wall, Jamiʿ as-Sinaniyya
Jurn Kabir: in 1998 brooms were still made by hand in some villages
As-Sabuniyya Mosque, the upper part of the minaret
View over the floodplain of the Euphrates valley to the village on the eastern steep bank
A gathering of people around a rolled out woven Kilim tapestry
Part of the propylaea, Jupiter Temple
ar-Rusafa, remains of the arches of the so called building with two apses
ar-Rusafa, Basilica C, View towards the apse
A traditionally crafted tapestry weave
Badiyat ash-Sham, a small road
Umayyad Mosque, the famous golden mosaic of the facade of the prayer hall overlooking the courtyard
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A Kurdish woman spinning with a suspended spindle. She is wearing a traditional overgarment
A traditionally crafted tapestry weave
Mausoleum Ahmad Basha, general view of the facade
Al-Madrasa as-Sulaymaniyya (minor Takiyya), courtyard with fountain, arch arcades and mosque
The wooden sarcophagus of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi
Qasr Ibn Wardan, the church
Arch bridge over the Orontes River, which leads to the Shayzar Castle
A general view of the remains of Shayzar Castle
A herd of sheep grazing in front of Shayzar Castle
A capital decorated with wavy acanthus leaves, Monastery of Saint Simeon Stylites
Tiles of blue Qashani, Mausoleum of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi
A capital decorated with acanthus leaves, Monastery of Saint Simeon
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Colored mosaic in the western arcade of the Umayyad Mosque
