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Madrasat al-Firdaws, a grave on the west of prayer hall
Al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya, courtyard and arched arcade
Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, capital with muqarnas of a column in the double arcade
Ghuta of Damascus, olive trees in a grove
Nomad tents on the outskirts of the Ghuta of Damascus
Fruit and vegetable growing in the Ghuta of Damascus
Jamiʿ al-Qayqan, southern facade with spolia stones and hieroglyphic writing
Temple of Bel, 1st c. AD
Minaret of the Great Mosque of Hama
Nature in Barada valley
Bayt Ghazala, courtyard – northern facade
Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, double arcade front of the prayer hall
Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, decoration details in the double arcade
Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall’s entrance – muqarnas and inscription documenting the date of building accomplishment
Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, prayer hall’s entrance – muqarnas details
Jamiʿ Aslan Dada, interior view of the hall dome
Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami wall panels decorating the main reception hall (qaʿa)
Khan al-Jumruk, detail of exterior facade of the khan’s entrance
Bayt Ghazala, courtyard – northern facade
Aleppo: Khan al-Wazir, 17th C., interior facade
Khan al-Wazir, decoration and windows on top of the internal facade of the khan’s entrance
Al-Madrasa al-Muqaddamiyya, a groin vault in the entrance
Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, upper part of the entrance – a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur’anic text in Kufic script
Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, west facade – a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur’anic text in Kufic script
Burj Alaʾ, general view of the tower
Busra, a view into the Roman theater (3rd c), which was in Islamic times converted into a fortress
The courtyard of al-Jami‘ al-ʿUmari in Busra
Jabal al-ʿArab, Photo of Bedouins in the 1930s
Khan al-Wazir, main entrance and the sabil
A view of the Barada valley showing the train rail