Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Woman builds a silo for her supplies during the winter

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Woman builds a silo for her supplies during the winter

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Very well preserved domed rooms of a farmstead in an Assyrian village

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Very well preserved domed rooms of a farmstead in an Assyrian village

Yabrud: residential buildings as road-accompanying development

Yabrud: residential buildings as road-accompanying development

Sirjilla, andron, 5th c.

Sirjilla, andron, 5th c.

Near Tall Tamir, an Assyrian village, courtyard of a house with two later flattened domes of the original building

Near Tall Tamir, an Assyrian village, courtyard of a house with two later flattened domes of the original building

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

On the western shore of Jabbul salt lake, triangle door of a kitchen as a domed room

On the western shore of Jabbul salt lake, triangle door of a kitchen as a domed room

Near Tall Tamir, In a tannur deepened in the ground the flat breads are baked

Near Tall Tamir, In a tannur deepened in the ground the flat breads are baked

Tall Abyad, House decoration to welcome the house owner after the pilgrimage to Mekka

Tall Abyad, House decoration to welcome the house owner after the pilgrimage to Mekka

Near Safira, upper opening in a dome , used to fill in straw or chaff

Near Safira, upper opening in a dome , used to fill in straw or chaff

The destroyed south-western part of Bayt Mustafa Basha al-Husayni

The destroyed south-western part of Bayt Mustafa Basha al-Husayni

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Entrance corridor in front of the collapsed cupola house

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Entrance corridor in front of the collapsed cupola house

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Baking flat breads on the tannur wall (tannur deepened in the ground)

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Baking flat breads on the tannur wall (tannur deepened in the ground)

Martingale aus Silber

Martingale aus Silber

Martingale made of wool and shells

Martingale made of wool and shells

Handcrafted bridles with noseband for Arabian horses

Handcrafted bridles with noseband for Arabian horses

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, The flattened dome roofs have just received new plastering.

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, The flattened dome roofs have just received new plastering.

Rakhla: The City of Wine and Poetry in the Memory of its daughters

Tall al-Mishrifa (ancient Qatna), view of the historic citywall, within which the village is located

Tall al-Mishrifa (ancient Qatna), view of the historic citywall, within which the village is located

The dome house in Taanayel: building the dome

The dome house in Taanayel: building the dome

Domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

A courtyard of a domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

A courtyard of a domed house in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Qasr Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, courtyard and arcade

Qasr Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, courtyard and arcade

Stories

Luxury summer houses in Bludan

Luxury summer houses in Bludan

Traditional patchwork wall hangings, in which small things might be stored

Traditional patchwork wall hangings, in which small things might be stored

Bludan houses overlooking the Zabadani plain

Bludan houses overlooking the Zabadani plain

Chest of drawers in traditional inlay technique with mother of pearl in an old house in Maʿlula

Chest of drawers in traditional inlay technique with mother of pearl in an old house in Maʿlula

A traditional house in Jabʿadin

A traditional house in Jabʿadin

Shahba, Women in traditional dresses doing the laundry

Shahba, Women in traditional dresses doing the laundry