Al-Bab, The minaret of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir (the Great Mosque)

Al-Bab, The minaret of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir (the Great Mosque)

Al-Bab, the upper part of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir (the Great Mosque) minaret

Al-Bab, the upper part of al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir (the Great Mosque) minaret

View from Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas

View from Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas

General view of Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

General view of Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

A side of the city remains, Ugarit

A side of the city remains, Ugarit

A view from the courtyard of Khan Murad Basha (Museum of Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman)

A view from the courtyard of Khan Murad Basha (Museum of Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman)

Courtyard of Khan Murad Basha (Museum of Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman)

Courtyard of Khan Murad Basha (Museum of Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman)

View into a room in Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

View into a room in Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Part of golden and coloured mosaic, Umayyad Mosque

Part of golden and coloured mosaic, Umayyad Mosque

A part of architectural remains in Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

A part of architectural remains in Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

Part of fortifications in Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Part of fortifications in Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Part of archaeological remains, Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

Part of archaeological remains, Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

A part from the ruins of Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

A part from the ruins of Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Stone coffins in the southern Palace, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Stone coffins in the southern Palace, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

A view from Qalʿat Shumaymis towards the surrounding plains

A view from Qalʿat Shumaymis towards the surrounding plains

Part of the Mihrab decorations, Umayyad Mosque

Part of the Mihrab decorations, Umayyad Mosque

General view of Shumaymis castle (Qalʿat Shumaymis)

General view of Shumaymis castle (Qalʿat Shumaymis)

A side of excavated building in Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

A side of excavated building in Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

A staircase was leading up to upper floor at Royal Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

A staircase was leading up to upper floor at Royal Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

A view of Royal Palace G, Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

A view of Royal Palace G, Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

A favissa or ritual pits east of Ishtar temple, Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

A favissa or ritual pits east of Ishtar temple, Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

A side of architectural remains in Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

A side of architectural remains in Tall Mardikh (Ebla)

The Syrian Jazira – an Extraordinary Archaeological Landscape

The Syrian Jazira – an Extraordinary Archaeological Landscape

On the Genocide Memorial Day: at a stop on the pilgrimage, Armenian priests throw wreaths into the Euphrates to commemorate the victims of the genocide of 1915-17 who died in this very river

Places of Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide

Jazz Lives in Syria

Jazz Lives in Syria