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Introducing the blue dye in boiling water to the silk threads. This process is repeated several times until the silk absorbs the blue dye effectively
The wheel hub of a water scoop wheel (arab. noria)

The wheel hub of a water scoop wheel (arab. noria)

A woman showing how to card wool. She is wearing a silk Habari (head scarf)

A woman showing how to card wool. She is wearing a silk Habari (head scarf)

Sample catalogue for silk fabrics, textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Sample catalogue for silk fabrics, textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Busra, a view into the Roman theater (3rd c), which was in Islamic times converted into a fortress

Busra, a view into the Roman theater (3rd c), which was in Islamic times converted into a fortress

The general structure of the example dome house in Taanayel (Libanon) before the end of the construction process

The general structure of the example dome house in Taanayel (Libanon) before the end of the construction process

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloths with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloths with gold and silver threads

Warp threads in a mechanical loom, textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damasus

Warp threads in a mechanical loom, textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damasus

Warp threads in a mill of the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Warp threads in a mill of the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Afqa spring, sulfuric water of the historic bath

Afqa spring, sulfuric water of the historic bath

Installation of tied and dyed warp threads for weaving in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Installation of tied and dyed warp threads for weaving in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

South-west Syria: Qalamun Mountains, the village of Maʿlula with its light blue or white house paintings

South-west Syria: Qalamun Mountains, the village of Maʿlula with its light blue or white house paintings

Tiles of blue Qashani, Mausoleum of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

Tiles of blue Qashani, Mausoleum of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

View of the old town from Maʿlula with its traditionally light blue painted facades

View of the old town from Maʿlula with its traditionally light blue painted facades

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Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water

Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water

Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water

Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water

Warp threads of silk in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

Warp threads of silk in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

warp threads of dyed silk in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

warp threads of dyed silk in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

The enjoyment of sulfur water in Afqa Spring

The enjoyment of sulfur water in Afqa Spring

Punch cards for jacquard looms with woven sample for silk fabric in the Mezannar textile factory in Damascus

Punch cards for jacquard looms with woven sample for silk fabric in the Mezannar textile factory in Damascus

A little boy from a resettlement village is drawing water from a tap embedded in the ground

A little boy from a resettlement village is drawing water from a tap embedded in the ground

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The courtyard of at-Takiyya as-Sulaymaniyya with a water fountain

The courtyard of at-Takiyya as-Sulaymaniyya with a water fountain

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Silk dyeing in Damascus

Silk production chains in Syria in 2009

Silk production chains in Syria in 2009