Temple of Bel, 1st c. AD

Temple of Bel, 1st c. AD

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Tall Aswad, excavation in 1985

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Tall Aswad, excavation in 1985

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Tall Aswad, excavation in 1985

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Tall Aswad, excavation in 1985

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Tall Aswad, excavation in 1985

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Tall Aswad, excavation in 1985

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Tall Aswad - finds

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Tall Aswad – finds

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace

Raqqa, Tall Aswad, stucco

Raqqa, Tall Aswad, stucco

Stucco panels on the walls of an Abbasid building in Kharab Sayyar

Stucco panels on the walls of an Abbasid building in Kharab Sayyar

Excavation of Abbasid ruins in Kharab Sayyar

Excavation of Abbasid ruins in Kharab Sayyar

View from the top towards the oasis and the ruins of Palmyra

View from the top towards the oasis and the ruins of Palmyra

Jabal ʿAruda, ruins of a temple from the middle of the 4th millennium BC

Jabal ʿAruda, ruins of a temple from the middle of the 4th millennium BC

A side from the ruins of Halabiyya

A side from the ruins of Halabiyya

Afamiya, Northern Roman baths

Afamiya, Northern Roman baths

Palm trees in Palmyra oasis

Palm trees in Palmyra oasis

Afamiya, a side of ruins

Afamiya, a side of ruins

Terrace of Ishtar or Lions Terrace, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Terrace of Ishtar or Lions Terrace, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Eastern side of Damascus Gate, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Eastern side of Damascus Gate, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Big stairs lead to the upper floor, Royal Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Big stairs lead to the upper floor, Royal Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Damascus Gate on the south eastern side of the City Wall, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Damascus Gate on the south eastern side of the City Wall, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Excavation work, Madinat al-Far

Excavation work, Madinat al-Far

Stairs lead to the Ishtar Temple D? Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Stairs lead to the Ishtar Temple D? Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

The Royal Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

The Royal Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Stone coffins in the Southern Palace, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Stone coffins in the Southern Palace, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Remains of Resheph Temple, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Remains of Resheph Temple, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

The apse of eastern cathedral, Afamiya

The apse of eastern cathedral, Afamiya

Afamiya, a side of ruins

Afamiya, a side of ruins

Ebla (Tall Mardikh), basalt basin was often used for the purposes of worship

Ebla (Tall Mardikh), basalt basin was often used for the purposes of worship

Afamiya, a side of ruins

Afamiya, a side of ruins

Excavation work, Madinat al-Far

Excavation work, Madinat al-Far