Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, west facade - a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur'anic text in Kufic script

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, west facade – a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur’anic text in Kufic script

Zayzun tributary to Yarmuk river: Women washing wool as preparation for matresses as dowry

Zayzun tributary to Yarmuk river: Women washing wool as preparation for matresses as dowry

Agricultural terraces in The Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Agricultural terraces in The Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Mausoleum of az-Zahir Baybars, colorful marble niche

Mausoleum of az-Zahir Baybars, colorful marble niche

The entrance of al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya is richly decorated with ablaq masonry, a muqarnas vault and inscriptions

The entrance of al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya is richly decorated with ablaq masonry, a muqarnas vault and inscriptions

ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Jazaʿiri cenotaph, beside the Mausoleum of Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi

ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Jazaʿiri cenotaph, beside the Mausoleum of Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi

The courtyard of the Madrasa as-Sulaymaniyya

The courtyard of the Madrasa as-Sulaymaniyya

The minaret of Jamiʿ (Mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi

The minaret of Jamiʿ (Mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi

The handles of the main door of al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya

The handles of the main door of al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya

Courtyard and mosque, at-Takiyya as-Sulaymaniyya

Courtyard and mosque, at-Takiyya as-Sulaymaniyya

A part of the ground and upper floor, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm

A part of the ground and upper floor, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm

Al-Madrasa as-Sulaymaniyya, courtyard with fountain, arch arcades and mosque

Al-Madrasa as-Sulaymaniyya, courtyard with fountain, arch arcades and mosque

Irrigation canal, al-Furat al-Aʿla (the Upper Euphrates Valley)

Irrigation canal, al-Furat al-Aʿla (the Upper Euphrates Valley)

Tall Halaf with the Khabur-valley, seen from the northeast during the rainy season

Tall Halaf with the Khabur-valley, seen from the northeast during the rainy season

Afqa spring, sulfuric water of the historic bath

Afqa spring, sulfuric water of the historic bath

Sulphurous karst spring of the Khabur at Raʾs al-ʿAyn

Sulphurous karst spring of the Khabur at Raʾs al-ʿAyn

General view of the fertile Zabadani plains

General view of the fertile Zabadani plains

Near Tall Abyad, view of ʿAyn al-ʿArus lake

Near Tall Abyad, view of ʿAyn al-ʿArus lake

Watermill on ʿAyn al-ʿArus lake

Watermill on ʿAyn al-ʿArus lake

General view of ʿAyn al-ʿArus

General view of ʿAyn al-ʿArus

General view of the Mediterranean sea in Baniyas

General view of the Mediterranean sea in Baniyas

The foothills of Antilibanon- Mountains overlooking the Zabadani plain

The foothills of Antilibanon- Mountains overlooking the Zabadani plain

Fishermen in the Tartus' harbour

Fishermen in the Tartus’ harbour

Zabadani Plains with trees and agriculture

Zabadani Plains with trees and agriculture

General view of the Umayyad Mosque shows the dome and the three minarets of the mosque

General view of the Umayyad Mosque shows the dome and the three minarets of the mosque

The nature in spring, Raʾs al-ʿAyn

The nature in spring, Raʾs al-ʿAyn

Nature in spring, Raʾs al-ʿAyn

Nature in spring, Raʾs al-ʿAyn

Badiyat ash-Sham, a small road

Badiyat ash-Sham, a small road

Agriculture in the Syrian Jazira

Agriculture in the Syrian Jazira

Roman Gate (Peribolos) at the Straight Street, Old City of Damsacus

Roman Gate (Peribolos) at the Straight Street, Old City of Damsacus