Part of the mihrab decorations, Umayyad Mosque

Part of the mihrab decorations, Umayyad Mosque

North facade of Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

North facade of Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

Damascene painted tiles over the windows, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

Damascene painted tiles over the windows, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

View into the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Hama

View into the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Hama

View of the ablaq-decorated entrance of the Great Mosque of Hama

View of the ablaq-decorated entrance of the Great Mosque of Hama

Al-Bab, the upper part of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir (the Great Mosque) minaret

Al-Bab, the upper part of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir (the Great Mosque) minaret

Al-Bab, The minaret of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir (the Great Mosque)

Al-Bab, The minaret of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir (the Great Mosque)

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Mosque, decoration

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, Mosque, decoration

Damascus, Sinâniya-mosque, fassade, built 1518

Damascus, Sinâniya-mosque, fassade, built 1518

A side of the courtyard arches, an-Nuri Mosque

A side of the courtyard arches, an-Nuri Mosque

Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman, domed structure (mashhad) and minaret of the Great Mosque

Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman, domed structure (mashhad) and minaret of the Great Mosque

The minaret of Jamiʿ (Mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi

The minaret of Jamiʿ (Mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi

The Mihrab of at-Taynabiyya Mosque

The Mihrab of at-Taynabiyya Mosque

At-Taynabiyya Mosque, the upper part of the entrance is decorated with muqarnas and geometrical decorations

At-Taynabiyya Mosque, the upper part of the entrance is decorated with muqarnas and geometrical decorations

Exterior northern facade and the entrance of at-Taynabiyya Mausoleum-Mosque

Exterior northern facade and the entrance of at-Taynabiyya Mausoleum-Mosque

The upper part of the minaret, Qashani tiles, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

The upper part of the minaret, Qashani tiles, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

The upper part of the entrance, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

The upper part of the entrance, as-Sinaniyya Mosque

Colored mosaic in the western arcade of the Umayyad Mosque

Colored mosaic in the western arcade of the Umayyad Mosque

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, 1547

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, 1547

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, entrance portal

Al-Khusrawiyya, Friday Mosque, entrance portal

Citadel of Aleppo, the Great Mosque - inscription

Citadel of Aleppo, the Great Mosque – inscription

Great Mosque of Aleppo, northern arcade, former gate of the madrasa Dar al-Quran al-ʿAshaʾiriyya

Great Mosque of Aleppo, northern arcade, former gate of the madrasa Dar al-Quran al-ʿAshaʾiriyya

The minaret of Balis Mosque, rebuilt near Maskana

The minaret of Balis Mosque, rebuilt near Maskana

The minaret of the Mosque of Shaykh ʿAqil al-ʿUmari al-Manbiji

The minaret of the Mosque of Shaykh ʿAqil al-ʿUmari al-Manbiji

View at an-Nuri Mosque and the Kilaniyya Norias on the Orontes River, Hama

View at an-Nuri Mosque and the Kilaniyya Norias on the Orontes River, Hama

Harran al-ʿAwamid, Hayat bin Qays al-Harani mosque

Harran al-ʿAwamid, Hayat bin Qays al-Harani mosque

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

Entrance and minaret of ad-Darwishiyya Mosque

Entrance and minaret of ad-Darwishiyya Mosque

Part of colored and golden mosaic on the courtyard facade, Umayyad Mosque

Part of colored and golden mosaic on the courtyard facade, Umayyad Mosque

ʿIsa minaret in the south-eastern corner of the Umayyad Mosque

ʿIsa minaret in the south-eastern corner of the Umayyad Mosque