General view of Shumaymis Castle

General view of Shumaymis Castle

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

View from the outer northwest edge of the ditch, Shumaymis Castle

View from the outer northwest edge of the ditch, Shumaymis Castle

General view of the Shumaymis Castle

General view of the Shumaymis Castle

The remaining upper part of Shumaymis Castle

The remaining upper part of Shumaymis Castle

Qasr Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, courtyard and arcade

Qasr Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, courtyard and arcade

Traditional houses of the town of Darkush, located on the Orontes river

Traditional houses of the town of Darkush, located on the Orontes river

Damascus, An old wooden door

Damascus, An old wooden door

Repairing of shoes in Suq Midhat Basha

Repairing of shoes in Suq Midhat Basha

A view of the Orontes river near Darkush

A view of the Orontes river near Darkush

Jamiʿ Sharaf, inscription above ad-Darih

Jamiʿ Sharaf, inscription above ad-Darih

Jamiʿ Sharaf, Qastal facade

Jamiʿ Sharaf, Qastal facade

Jamiʿ Sharaf, Mamluk rank

Jamiʿ Sharaf, Mamluk rank

Jamiʿ Sharaf, inscription above the Sabil

Jamiʿ Sharaf, inscription above the Sabil

Jamiʿ Sharaf, inscription above ad-Darih

Jamiʿ Sharaf, inscription above ad-Darih

Jamiʿ Sharaf, the old mihrab

Jamiʿ Sharaf, the old mihrab

Jamiʿ Sharaf, the minaret

Jamiʿ Sharaf, the minaret

Jamiʿ Sharaf, Qastal

Jamiʿ Sharaf, Qastal

Jamiʿ Sharaf, inscription on the wall of Qastal

Jamiʿ Sharaf, inscription on the wall of Qastal

Jamiʿ Sharaf, Mamluk rank

Jamiʿ Sharaf, Mamluk rank

The Straight Street with Roman Arch and Minaret Al-'Umari

The Straight Street with Roman Arch and Minaret Al-‘Umari

Damascus, copper workshop in the Straight Street, where "damascening", an old Inlay-technique is still practised

Damascus, copper workshop in the Straight Street, where “damascening”, an old Inlay-technique is still practised

In the outer courtyard of the ʿAzm-Palace, now the museum of the arts and popular traditions of Damascus

In the outer courtyard of the ʿAzm-Palace, now the museum of the arts and popular traditions of Damascus

Church of the Armenians in ar-Raqqa

Church of the Armenians in ar-Raqqa

General view of the ruins of Palmyra

General view of the ruins of Palmyra

Mary's girdle in the Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt, Homs

Mary’s girdle in the Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt, Homs

Hama, The minaret of an-Nuri Mosque

Hama, The minaret of an-Nuri Mosque

The courtyard of an-Nuri Mosque

The courtyard of an-Nuri Mosque

Aramaic Language – Jab’adin in Munira’s Memory

The upper part of the minaret of an-Nuri Mosque

The upper part of the minaret of an-Nuri Mosque