Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, western entrance gate

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, western entrance gate

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, corbel with muqarnas supporting an arch in the inner portico

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, corbel with muqarnas supporting an arch in the inner portico

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, corbel with muqarnas supporting an arch in the inner portico

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, corbel with muqarnas supporting an arch in the inner portico

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, capital with muqarnas of a column in the double arcade

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, capital with muqarnas of a column in the double arcade

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, column details in the double arcade

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, column details in the double arcade

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, column details in the double arcade

Jamiʿ al-ʿAdiliyya, column details in the double arcade

Khan al-Wazir, general view

Khan al-Wazir, general view

Remains of some columns, the Great Colonnade

Remains of some columns, the Great Colonnade

Remains of the Great Colonnade

Remains of the Great Colonnade

Terrace with portico in the upper floor, Qasr al-ʿAzm

Terrace with portico in the upper floor, Qasr al-ʿAzm

Qasr al-ʿAzm, decorative niche in the dome hall

Qasr al-ʿAzm, decorative niche in the dome hall

A view from Jabal ʿAruda toward the plain of Manbij

A view from Jabal ʿAruda toward the plain of Manbij

al-Husn Church, Remains of the basilica after its demolition and turning the site into an agricultural field

al-Husn Church, Remains of the basilica after its demolition and turning the site into an agricultural field

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, general view of the western facade and the entrance

Jamiʿ al-Utrush, general view of the western facade and the entrance

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

Palmyra, arch of Triumph (Qaws Hadrian), entrance to the Great Colonnade

Palmyra, arch of Triumph (Qaws Hadrian), entrance to the Great Colonnade

Agriculture on a mountain slope in Jabal al-ʿArab

Agriculture on a mountain slope in Jabal al-ʿArab

A field in a village nearSafira in Aleppo province

A field in a village nearSafira in Aleppo province

Cows in a field in the Ghouta of Damascus

Cows in a field in the Ghouta of Damascus

Remains of a water canal in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Remains of a water canal in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Palmyra, the cella of Bel Temple

Palmyra, the cella of Bel Temple

General view of the Orontes valley in the 1960s

General view of the Orontes valley in the 1960s

Informal (unplanned) settlements spread in the Ghouta, 1980s

Informal (unplanned) settlements spread in the Ghouta, 1980s

The Theater of Palmyra, upper part of the gateway

The Theater of Palmyra, upper part of the gateway

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace

Northwest corner of Nabu Temple

Northwest corner of Nabu Temple

A view of the Orontes river near Darkush

A view of the Orontes river near Darkush

An aerial view of a water canal in the village of Shaykh Hilal

An aerial view of a water canal in the village of Shaykh Hilal

The suspension bridge over the Euphrates in Dayr az-Zawr

The suspension bridge over the Euphrates in Dayr az-Zawr

A photo showing tomb towers, part of modern city and the oasis

A photo showing tomb towers, part of modern city and the oasis