Damascus, part of the city wall and the eastern tower

Damascus, part of the city wall and the eastern tower

View from the Hotel Burj al-Fardous towards Old Damascus showing the Citadel

View from the Hotel Burj al-Fardous towards Old Damascus showing the Citadel

A flock of pigeons in the old city of Damascus

A flock of pigeons in the old city of Damascus

Old Damasccus, an artisan engraves on copper vessel

Old Damasccus, an artisan engraves on copper vessel

An alley in one of Damascus's old neighborhoods

An alley in one of Damascus’s old neighborhoods

A villa under construction in the Ghuta of Damascus

A villa under construction in the Ghuta of Damascus

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

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

Yabrud, Residential house with covered terrace (riwaq)

Yabrud, Residential house with covered terrace (riwaq)

Yabrud: residential buildings as road-accompanying development

Yabrud: residential buildings as road-accompanying development

Yabrud: residential houses with central hall floor plans

Yabrud: residential houses with central hall floor plans

Yabrud: residential houses with central hall disposition and three-arcade-motif

Yabrud: residential houses with central hall disposition and three-arcade-motif

Yabrud: shops with residential houses on the first floor, houses probably from the beginning of the 20th century

Yabrud: shops with residential houses on the first floor, houses probably from the beginning of the 20th century

Maʿlula, the procession to the Holy Cross celebration also passes through the narrow alleys of the old town.

Maʿlula, the procession to the Holy Cross celebration also passes through the narrow alleys of the old town.

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

Making of burghul in Yabrud during the sixties

Making of burghul in Yabrud during the sixties

Hinterland of Yabrud in the early sixties: Ploughing with wooden plough, pulled by two horses

Hinterland of Yabrud in the early sixties: Ploughing with wooden plough, pulled by two horses

An alley in Halbun town

An alley in Halbun town

Southwest side of the Byzantine Basilica, Qalʿat Burqush

Southwest side of the Byzantine Basilica, Qalʿat Burqush

Fresco above the apse of the church, Monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi

Fresco above the apse of the church, Monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi

Fresco on the Northern aisle of the church, Monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi

Fresco on the Northern aisle of the church, Monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi

Fresco on the western wall of the church, Monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi

Fresco on the western wall of the church, Monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi

Capital of a column- Temple, Harran al-ʿAwamid

Capital of a column- Temple, Harran al-ʿAwamid

The right part of the sacred complex gate, Mnin

The right part of the sacred complex gate, Mnin

Entrance of a hall in the religion complex of Mnin.

Entrance of a hall in the religion complex of Mnin.

Lintel of the entrance of a hall in the roman religious complex, Mnin

Lintel of the entrance of a hall in the roman religious complex, Mnin

An alley in Halbun

An alley in Halbun

View of the town of Halbun in the 1960s with gardens

View of the town of Halbun in the 1960s with gardens

The monastery of Mar Taqla

The monastery of Mar Taqla

View from south, Qalʿat Ibn Maʿn

View from south, Qalʿat Ibn Maʿn

General view of Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

General view of Tall Mardikh (Ebla)