A shop in Suq al-Buzuriyya, Old City of Damascus

A shop in Suq al-Buzuriyya, Old City of Damascus

An old photo showing the main western entrance of Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

An old photo showing the main western entrance of Jamiʿ an-Nuri (mosque), Homs

Damages at the eastern side of the old suqs, Homs

Damages at the eastern side of the old suqs, Homs

Near Safira, upper opening in a dome , used to fill in straw or chaff

Near Safira, upper opening in a dome , used to fill in straw or chaff

As-Safira area in Aleppo province - clay dome houses

As-Safira area in Aleppo province – clay dome houses

Aleppo

A group of doves in the old city of Aleppo

A group of doves in the old city of Aleppo

View of the roofs of houses in the old city of Aleppo

View of the roofs of houses in the old city of Aleppo

The Pigeons, old city of Damascus

The Pigeons, old city of Damascus

General view of the hillside houses of Maʿlula town

General view of the hillside houses of Maʿlula town

Houses overlooking the Barada River in Old Damascus

Houses overlooking the Barada River in Old Damascus

An aerial photograph of the city of Raqqa, showing the wall and the old mosque (original photo: Mohamad Al-Roumi)

An aerial photograph of the city of Raqqa, showing the wall and the old mosque (original photo: Mohamad Al-Roumi)

A view in Suq al-Buzuriyya, Old City of Damascus

A view in Suq al-Buzuriyya, Old City of Damascus

Romam Gate (Peribolos) at the Straight Street, Old City of Damascus

Romam Gate (Peribolos) at the Straight Street, Old City of Damascus

Al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

Al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

Staircase and old wooden door in a traditional House in Maʿlula

Staircase and old wooden door in a traditional House in Maʿlula

Wooden old door, Madinat Dimashq al-Qadima

Wooden old door, Madinat Dimashq al-Qadima

Homs, Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, an old photo from the 1920/30s

Homs, Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, an old photo from the 1920/30s

Bab al-Maqam, part of the old city's wall

Bab al-Maqam, part of the old city’s wall

Busra, general view of the old city.

Busra, general view of the old city.

Old aerial photo of at-Takiyya as-Sulaymaniyya, Damascus

Old aerial photo of at-Takiyya as-Sulaymaniyya, Damascus

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, prayer hall (old Midan)

At-Takiyya al-Mawlawiyya, prayer hall (old Midan)

The village of al-Qirata on the northern slope of the Sajur valley, old lime-washed houses visible.

The village of al-Qirata on the northern slope of the Sajur valley, old lime-washed houses visible.

Jamiʿ Sharaf, the old mihrab

Jamiʿ Sharaf, the old mihrab

Damascus, Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, 1st CE. AD

Damascus, Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, 1st CE. AD

Aleppo: cadastral plots plan of northern quarters of ancient city

Aleppo: cadastral plots plan of northern quarters of ancient city

Ghuta of Damascus, an old irrigation canal, 1963

Ghuta of Damascus, an old irrigation canal, 1963

Exterior view of al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

Exterior view of al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

View from the Hotel Burj al-Fardous towards Old Damascus showing the Citadel

View from the Hotel Burj al-Fardous towards Old Damascus showing the Citadel

Interior view of Mar Taqla Monastery, Maʿlula

Interior view of Mar Taqla Monastery, Maʿlula