Mnin, Traditional village houses at the foot of the Qalamun Mountains

Mnin, Traditional village houses at the foot of the Qalamun Mountains

A view of traditional houses in Jabʿadin village

A view of traditional houses in Jabʿadin village

Traditional houses in a village, near the Sajur river

Traditional houses in a village, near the Sajur river

The village of Jurn Kabir before the region was flooded by the Tishrin dam

The village of Jurn Kabir before the region was flooded by the Tishrin dam

Lower village of Afamiya with the museum in an Ottoman khan and village houses

Lower village of Afamiya with the museum in an Ottoman khan and village houses

Ghuta of Damascus, an alley in one of the villages

Ghuta of Damascus, an alley in one of the villages

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

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

General view of the hillside houses of Maʿlula town

General view of the hillside houses of Maʿlula town

An aerial photograph of the village of Shaykh Hilal

An aerial photograph of the village of Shaykh Hilal

A village on the foothills of the coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A village on the foothills of the coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

The historical centre of Maʿlula with St. Lawandius Church and hillside houses facing the valley

The historical centre of Maʿlula with St. Lawandius Church and hillside houses facing the valley

A view of the Orontes river near Darkush

A view of the Orontes river near Darkush

A part of the city of Harim, located on the northwestern slope of a mountain

A part of the city of Harim, located on the northwestern slope of a mountain

A traditional house in Jabʿadin

A traditional house in Jabʿadin

Bludan hillside houses with galleries on the foot of Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Bludan hillside houses with galleries on the foot of Anti-Lebanon Mountains

View of the city of Yabrud adjacent to agricultural fields

View of the city of Yabrud adjacent to agricultural fields

Covered small alley in Halbun with traditional houses

Covered small alley in Halbun with traditional houses

View to the Qalamun Mountains from Halbun

View to the Qalamun Mountains from Halbun

View of the town of Halbun in the 1960s with gardens

View of the town of Halbun in the 1960s with gardens

View to the village north of Jabal ʿAruda, graves in the foreground

View to the village north of Jabal ʿAruda, graves in the foreground

Aerial photograph of the Bel Temple and old village houses in front of the temple

Aerial photograph of the Bel Temple and old village houses in front of the temple

Dome houses in a village in Aleppo countryside

Dome houses in a village in Aleppo countryside

A village with reed thatched roofed houses in al-Ghab Plain

A village with reed thatched roofed houses in al-Ghab Plain

View of a village on the slopes of mountainous hill, al-Furat al-Aʿla (Upper Euphrates Valley)

View of a village on the slopes of mountainous hill, al-Furat al-Aʿla (Upper Euphrates Valley)

In the Orontes valley below the village of Qalʿat al-Mudiq is situated a 16th c Khan, which has become a Museum

In the Orontes valley below the village of Qalʿat al-Mudiq is situated a 16th c Khan, which has become a Museum

A road in a village in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A road in a village in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A village in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A village in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Jurn Kabir, the only two school classrooms for children of the village

Jurn Kabir, the only two school classrooms for children of the village

House with mud decoration as door framing in the village of Qalʿat Najm, that was flooded by the Tishrin dam

House with mud decoration as door framing in the village of Qalʿat Najm, that was flooded by the Tishrin dam

Near Habuba Kabira, a family trip by boat to their former village, that was flooded in 1973 by the Tabqa-Dam

Near Habuba Kabira, a family trip by boat to their former village, that was flooded in 1973 by the Tabqa-Dam