Dayr Zakka (monastery), floor mosaic of the narthex

Dayr Zakka (monastery), floor mosaic of the narthex

Jamrin - The ancient bridge over Wadi az-Zaydi

Jamrin – The ancient bridge over Wadi az-Zaydi

Busra - Jamiʿ (msoque) al-Mabrak, the courtyard

Busra – Jamiʿ (msoque) al-Mabrak, the courtyard

Busra - Jamiʿ (mosque) al-Mabrak, the courtyard

Busra – Jamiʿ (mosque) al-Mabrak, the courtyard

Busra - Jamiʿ (mosque) al-Mabrak from the outside

Busra – Jamiʿ (mosque) al-Mabrak from the outside

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, prayer hall

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, prayer hall

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ - prayer hall

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ – prayer hall

Busra - Masjid Yaqut (mosque) - founding inscription

Busra – Masjid Yaqut (mosque) – founding inscription

Busra - Masjid Yaqut (mosque) - founding inscription

Busra – Masjid Yaqut (mosque) – founding inscription

Busra - Jamiʿ (mosque) Fatima, exterior view

Busra – Jamiʿ (mosque) Fatima, exterior view

Eating breakfast in the shop

Eating breakfast in the shop

Making pickles

Making pickles

Stories

Traditional production of animal glue

Traditional production of animal glue

Production of a contemporary ‘Ajami decoration in a Syrian workshop

Production of a contemporary ‘Ajami decoration in a Syrian workshop

Painting of a calligraphy work of a contemporary ‘Ajami decoration

Painting of a calligraphy work of a contemporary ‘Ajami decoration

Traditional production of animal glue

Traditional production of animal glue

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

Jamiʿ (mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi, seen from Friday's suq

Jamiʿ (mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi, seen from Friday’s suq

A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house

A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house

A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house

A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house

Making falafel sandwiches

Making falafel sandwiches

Making falafel sandwiches

Making falafel sandwiches

Making pickles

Making pickles

Suq al-Hamidiyya

Suq al-Hamidiyya

Traditional production of animal glue

Traditional production of animal glue

INTERACTIVE HERITAGE MAP OF SYRIA

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Mausoleum az-Zahir Baybars, mosaics covering the southern wall

Mausoleum az-Zahir Baybars, mosaics covering the southern wall

Al-Madrasa ar-Rukniyya al-Barraniyya - view from the south

Al-Madrasa ar-Rukniyya al-Barraniyya – view from the south