Courtyard of family wing (so called haramlik or jummwani) in Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Courtyard of family wing (so called haramlik or jummwani) in Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

A part of family wing (so called haramlik oder juwwani) in Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

A part of family wing (so called haramlik oder juwwani) in Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Ajiqbash house, view of the courtyard, south-east corner

Ajiqbash house, view of the courtyard, south-east corner

Courtyard of guest wing (so called selamlik oder barrani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Courtyard of guest wing (so called selamlik oder barrani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Sarcophagus with relief decoration

Sarcophagus with relief decoration

Tartus, cathedral, interior view of the ruinous nave of the church

Tartus, cathedral, interior view of the ruinous nave of the church

The northern arcade of the inner courtyard (juwwani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

The northern arcade of the inner courtyard (juwwani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

A fountain rich in geometric decorations in the northern arcade of the courtyard, Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

A fountain rich in geometric decorations in the northern arcade of the courtyard, Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Ceiling ornament, Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Ceiling ornament, Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

A side from the courtyard of Bayt Shaykh Qatana before demolition

A side from the courtyard of Bayt Shaykh Qatana before demolition

Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, now the Riʿaya private school, Bab Tuma

Bayt Jubran Afandi Shamiyya, now the Riʿaya private school, Bab Tuma

View of the Orontes valley at low water

View of the Orontes valley at low water

Ruins of Qalʿat Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman

Ruins of Qalʿat Maʿarrat an-Nuʿman

Jabla, Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim, Arabic calligraphy

Jabla, Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim, Arabic calligraphy

Jabla, Sultan Ibrahim Mosque, Interior view of a dome

Jabla, Sultan Ibrahim Mosque, Interior view of a dome

Jabla, Pond in the courtyard of as-Sultan Ibrahim Mosque

Jabla, Pond in the courtyard of as-Sultan Ibrahim Mosque

Shahba, Exterior view of the Roman Theatre/ Philippopolis

Shahba, Exterior view of the Roman Theatre/ Philippopolis

Jabla, Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim, Arched entrance built according to the ablaq system

Jabla, Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim, Arched entrance built according to the ablaq system

Jabla, Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim, The courtyard with vaulted arcades

Jabla, Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim, The courtyard with vaulted arcades

Entrance of al-Imam Ismaʿil Mosque, as-Salamiyya

Entrance of al-Imam Ismaʿil Mosque, as-Salamiyya

Qalʿat al-Mudiq seen from the ruins of Afamiya

Qalʿat al-Mudiq seen from the ruins of Afamiya

Safita, The Donjon of the Templars with a chapel in the ground floor

Safita, The Donjon of the Templars with a chapel in the ground floor

A photo of the courtyard of Bayt Shaykh Qatana before demolition

A photo of the courtyard of Bayt Shaykh Qatana before demolition

Great Mosque, prayer hall, minbar and mihrab

Great Mosque, prayer hall, minbar and mihrab

Jabla, Entrance of the Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim

Jabla, Entrance of the Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim

The main facade of the Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim, Jabla

The main facade of the Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim, Jabla

Main entrance of Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

Main entrance of Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

General view of the Orontes valley in the 1960s

General view of the Orontes valley in the 1960s

Northern Palmyrenean chalk heights, lonely Atlantic pistachio in the riverbed of a dried-up wadi

Northern Palmyrenean chalk heights, lonely Atlantic pistachio in the riverbed of a dried-up wadi

Maqam Ughulbak, general view from the outside

Maqam Ughulbak, general view from the outside