Bayt Ghazala, courtyard - eastern facade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard – eastern facade

Bayt Ghazala, fountain in the main reception hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, fountain in the main reception hall (qaʿa)

The tower tombs, Valley of the Tombs

The tower tombs, Valley of the Tombs

Qasr al-ʿAzm, terrace with portico in the upper floor

Qasr al-ʿAzm, terrace with portico in the upper floor

The Great Colonnade

The Great Colonnade

View of the Tetrapylon at the sunset

View of the Tetrapylon at the sunset

Arch of Triumph (Qaws Hadrian) from the outside

Arch of Triumph (Qaws Hadrian) from the outside

Arch of Triumph (Qaws Hadrian) from the outside

Arch of Triumph (Qaws Hadrian) from the outside

Decoration on the Arch of Triumph (Qaws Hadrian)

Decoration on the Arch of Triumph (Qaws Hadrian)

Interior view of the Hypogeum of Artaban in the south-eastern cemetery area

Interior view of the Hypogeum of Artaban in the south-eastern cemetery area

General view of Baalshamin Temple, 2nd century AD

General view of Baalshamin Temple, 2nd century AD

Bayt Ghazala, eastern facade - red hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, eastern facade – red hall (qaʿa)

Hammam Bahram Basha, the main northern facade

Hammam Bahram Basha, the main northern facade

Aerial photograph of Jibal Lubnan ash-Sharqiyya (Anti-Lebanon Mountains) with Barada valley

Aerial photograph of Jibal Lubnan ash-Sharqiyya (Anti-Lebanon Mountains) with Barada valley

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, wooden cells inside the prayer hall's iwan

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, wooden cells inside the prayer hall’s iwan

Terrasses cultivation in the Coastal Mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Terrasses cultivation in the Coastal Mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Izraʿ - Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Izraʿ – Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

A village on the foothills of the coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A village on the foothills of the coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Aerial photograph of Barada valley in Jibal Lubnan ash-Sharqiyya (Anti Lebanon mountains)

Aerial photograph of Barada valley in Jibal Lubnan ash-Sharqiyya (Anti Lebanon mountains)

Great Mosque, Minaret

Great Mosque, Minaret

Ras Shamra, Remains of the Ugarit kingdom

Ras Shamra, Remains of the Ugarit kingdom

Jamiʿ at-Tawashi, entrance

Jamiʿ at-Tawashi, entrance

Izraʿ - Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Izraʿ – Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, wooden cells inside the prayer hall's iwan

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, wooden cells inside the prayer hall’s iwan

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, western facade

Az-Zawiya al-Hilaliyya, western facade

General view of the ruins of Palmyra

General view of the ruins of Palmyra

View from afar to the Arch of Triumph (Qaws Hadrian)

View from afar to the Arch of Triumph (Qaws Hadrian)

Izraʿ - Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis, exterior view

Izraʿ – Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis, exterior view

Izraʿ - Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Izraʿ – Kanisat (church) Mar Jirjis from the inside

Umayyad mosque - Qaytbay minaret, rich in decorations

Umayyad mosque – Qaytbay minaret, rich in decorations