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Living space in the tent of semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region
In the living compartment of the semi-nomadic family’s tent (from Maskana region)
View from boat to Jabal ʿAruda-massif
Jabal ʿAruda southern foothills
Graves upon Jabal ʿAruda
View to the village north of Jabal ʿAruda, graves in the foreground
Habuba Kabira, preparation of the clay mass for the production of clay bricks
Tent made of jute sacks of a semi-nomadic family from the Maskana region
Adult son of the semi-nomadic family in their tent from the Maskana region
Habuba Kabira, clay bricks are drying – at the edge of the village, because there is enough space
Habuba Kabira, entrance side of a room half deepened into the grown soil (in local dialect: debabe)
Jurn Kabir, inside a traditional living room, equipped with wooden door and window, water basin and felt carpet (lubbad)
Jurn Kabir, flatbreads are rolled out with a stick, so that they can become wafer-thin and can be baked on the tray over the fire.
Jurn Kabir, the fertile plain of the Euphrates with floodplain forest in the background before the flooding of the Tishrin Dam
Euphrates valley south of Qalʿat Najm as it looked before the flooding of lake Tishrin
Exterior view of the wall of Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)
Jurn Kabir, a woman offering her dowry (carpets and sacks for storage)
A side from the castle showing an entrance, Qalʿat Najm
Architectural remains of the graveyard near Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)
A traditionally crafted tapestry weave
A traditionally crafted tapestry weave of four panels, that are ornamented with embroidery
A boy is presenting a woven Kilim tapestry made by his mother
A stairway leading to the upper floor, Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)
Remains of arches of the Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)
View of Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm) from the inside
View of a side of Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)
A gathering of people around a rolled out woven Kilim tapestry
Raqqa, “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace, vegetable stucco ornaments
Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, star-shaped fountain in centre of the courtyard
The historical centre of Maʿlula with St. Lawandius Church and hillside houses facing the valley