Ar-Rusafa, Decoration details on the inner facade of the North Gate

Ar-Rusafa, Decoration details on the inner facade of the North Gate

Euphrates dam and Assad lake, Nahiyat at-Tabqa

Euphrates dam and Assad lake, Nahiyat at-Tabqa

Nahiyat at-Tabqa, Euphrates Dam

Nahiyat at-Tabqa, Euphrates Dam

Traditional dress for men in the villages of at-Tabqa

Traditional dress for men in the villages of at-Tabqa

Traditional dish served in a village, at-Tabqa

Traditional dish served in a village, at-Tabqa

View of plastics and metal waste, at-Tabqa

View of plastics and metal waste, at-Tabqa

View at al-Hariqa district showing the south-western tower of Damascus Citadel

View at al-Hariqa district showing the south-western tower of Damascus Citadel

A general view of az-Zabadani city, which lies on the foothills of the the Anti-Lebanon Mountains

A general view of az-Zabadani city, which lies on the foothills of the the Anti-Lebanon Mountains

In the Orontes valley below the village of Qalʿat al-Mudiq is situated a 16th c Khan, which has become a Museum

In the Orontes valley below the village of Qalʿat al-Mudiq is situated a 16th c Khan, which has become a Museum

Kharbaqa Dam: One of the dams that were built to limit seasonal flood waters in the Badiyya

Kharbaqa Dam: One of the dams that were built to limit seasonal flood waters in the Badiyya

Inside of Krak des Chevaliers

Inside of Krak des Chevaliers

Remains of arches, Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

Remains of arches, Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

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

Main entrance of Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

Main entrance of Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

Arwad, Ayyubid fort

Arwad, Ayyubid fort

Arwad, Ayyubid fort, courtyard

Arwad, Ayyubid fort, courtyard

Entrance of Suq al-Hamidiyya in the eighties of the 20th century, Damascus

Entrance of Suq al-Hamidiyya in the eighties of the 20th century, Damascus

View from far to the Monastery of Mar Taqla, Maʿlula

View from far to the Monastery of Mar Taqla, Maʿlula

Salah ad-Din castle, the upper part of the mosque entrance, lobed arch with muqarnas

Salah ad-Din castle, the upper part of the mosque entrance, lobed arch with muqarnas

Monastery of St. Simeon Stylites, late 5th-early 6th c., Exterior of sanctuary of east basilica (apse from exterior)

Monastery of St. Simeon Stylites, late 5th-early 6th c., Exterior of sanctuary of east basilica (apse from exterior)

The Great Colonnade towards the Monumental Arch

The Great Colonnade towards the Monumental Arch

The Great Colonnade in Palmyra, View to the south east

The Great Colonnade in Palmyra, View to the south east

Palmyra Theater, central part (valva regia) of scaenae frons

Palmyra Theater, central part (valva regia) of scaenae frons

Arwad, Ayyubid fort, entrance

Arwad, Ayyubid fort, entrance

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites - Jabal (mountain) Samʿan

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites – Jabal (mountain) Samʿan

View from Jabal Husainiyya towards Diocletian's camp and Allat-temple

View from Jabal Husainiyya towards Diocletian’s camp and Allat-temple

Afamiya, a side of ruins

Afamiya, a side of ruins

Afamiya, a side of ruins

Afamiya, a side of ruins

Afamiya, a side of ruins

Afamiya, a side of ruins

A photo taken from the southern side towards Ibn Mʿan's castle

A photo taken from the southern side towards Ibn Mʿan’s castle