A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus

A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus

Habuba Kabira, the new dome house has received its first plaster layer

Habuba Kabira, the new dome house has received its first plaster layer

Aramaic Language – Jab’adin in Munira’s Memory

A courtyard of a domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

A courtyard of a domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

A Sheikh with his family in traditional clothes. The man is wearing a black Abbaya

A Sheikh with his family in traditional clothes. The man is wearing a black Abbaya

Deserted houses in Jabal al-Hus south of Aleppo

Deserted houses in Jabal al-Hus south of Aleppo

Maps of Aleppo: functional zoning in the ancient city, 1982

Maps of Aleppo: functional zoning in the ancient city, 1982

Habuba Kabira, Mud brick construction - connection of wall, belt arch and dome rounding

Habuba Kabira, Mud brick construction – connection of wall, belt arch and dome rounding

Public street life in Raqqa

Public street life in Raqqa

Aleppo, Bab al-Maqam city gate, general view from south, ca. 1932 during French mandate

Aleppo, Bab al-Maqam city gate, general view from south, ca. 1932 during French mandate

Jurn Kabir, a rural house, where each room has its own door opening on the courtyard

Jurn Kabir, a rural house, where each room has its own door opening on the courtyard

Aleppo, view at street life in Quwwatli street in 1963

Aleppo, view at street life in Quwwatli street in 1963

House Wakil, 1976, daily life scene in courtyard

House Wakil, 1976, daily life scene in courtyard

Qanawat, Rural house

Qanawat, Rural house

Old rural house, Harran al-ʿAwamid

Old rural house, Harran al-ʿAwamid

East of the Ghuta, rural houses in the Marj area

East of the Ghuta, rural houses in the Marj area

A woman in a rural area with traditional clothes

A woman in a rural area with traditional clothes

Courtyard of a rural house in the Ghouta of Damascus

Courtyard of a rural house in the Ghouta of Damascus

Temple of Bel, 1st c. AD

Temple of Bel, 1st c. AD

Public street life in Raqqa

Public street life in Raqqa

A group of domed houses in the village of Shaykh Hilal

A group of domed houses in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Hammam Bahram Basha, the dome of the inner part (juwwani)

Hammam Bahram Basha, the dome of the inner part (juwwani)

Making of burghul in Yabrud during the sixties

Making of burghul in Yabrud during the sixties

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, remains of the Column of Saint Simeon the Stylite

Monastery of St Simeon Stylites, remains of the Column of Saint Simeon the Stylite

INTERACTIVE HERITAGE MAP OF SYRIA

An abandoned rural noria on the Orontes river

An abandoned rural noria on the Orontes river

Courtyard with dome houses in Shaykh Hilal

Courtyard with dome houses in Shaykh Hilal

Domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

The dome house in Taanayel: building the dome

The dome house in Taanayel: building the dome

The dome house in Taanayel: final touches

The dome house in Taanayel: final touches