Yabrud, Residential house with covered terrace (riwaq)

Yabrud, Residential house with covered terrace (riwaq)

Aleppo: Citadel, entrance 12th – 16th c.

Aleppo: Citadel, entrance 12th – 16th c.

Great Mosque, Minaret

Great Mosque, Minaret

Nature in Barada valley

Nature in Barada valley

A field in a village nearSafira in Aleppo province

A field in a village nearSafira in Aleppo province

As-Safira area in Aleppo province - clay dome houses

As-Safira area in Aleppo province – clay dome houses

Tartus, museum in former cathedral, view at western facade

Tartus, museum in former cathedral, view at western facade

Tartus, museum in the former cathedral, view at western facade

Tartus, museum in the former cathedral, view at western facade

al-Lajat region, ancient cistern for storing water

al-Lajat region, ancient cistern for storing water

al-Lajat region, Roman road

al-Lajat region, Roman road

Aleppo: Citadel, Palace, 13 C.

Aleppo: Citadel, Palace, 13 C.

River section of Barada

River section of Barada

Kafr Halab village, clay dome houses

Kafr Halab village, clay dome houses

Vegetation with rocks in the coastal mountains

Vegetation with rocks in the coastal mountains

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

Upper Barada valley in Jibal Lubnan ash-Sharqiyya (Anti-Lebanon Mountains)

Upper Barada valley in Jibal Lubnan ash-Sharqiyya (Anti-Lebanon Mountains)

Agriculture at the foot of Jibal Lubnan ash-Sharqiyya (Anti-Lebanon Mountains)

Agriculture at the foot of Jibal Lubnan ash-Sharqiyya (Anti-Lebanon Mountains)

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

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

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)

Diversity of vegetation and protruding rocks in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Diversity of vegetation and protruding rocks in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

General view of al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya (the coastal mountains) covered by forests

General view of al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya (the coastal mountains) covered by forests

A view of the Barada valley showing the train rail

A view of the Barada valley showing the train rail

A small river in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A small river in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A distant view of the coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A distant view of the coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, Façade decorations: three-lobed niches and arched frames resting on colonnette

Raqqa, Baghdad Gate, Façade decorations: three-lobed niches and arched frames resting on colonnette

Terraced grain fields on the western slope of the coastal mountain range (Jabal Ansariyya)

Terraced grain fields on the western slope of the coastal mountain range (Jabal Ansariyya)

Several peaks in the Costal mountains (Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Several peaks in the Costal mountains (Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Yabrud: making Burghul, in background a wall in a special pisé-technique

Yabrud: making Burghul, in background a wall in a special pisé-technique

Hinterland of Yabrud in the early sixties: Ploughing with wooden plough, pulled by two horses

Hinterland of Yabrud in the early sixties: Ploughing with wooden plough, pulled by two horses

Making of burghul in Yabrud during the sixties

Making of burghul in Yabrud during the sixties