Ash-Shaykh Hasan Mausoleum

Ash-Shaykh Hasan Mausoleum

An arch in Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

An arch in Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

Remains of arches, Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

Remains of arches, Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

Main entrance of Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

Main entrance of Qasr al-Hayr ash-Sharqi

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, interior view: courtyard and rooms from outside

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, interior view: courtyard and rooms from outside

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, general view from outside

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, general view from outside

‘ataba ceiling in the main courtyard, north wing of the Qasr al-‘Azm in Damascus, today known as the "Bride´s Room"

‘ataba ceiling in the main courtyard, north wing of the Qasr al-‘Azm in Damascus, today known as the “Bride´s Room”

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, interior view: courtyard, rooms from outside, arcade and the inner entrance

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, interior view: courtyard, rooms from outside, arcade and the inner entrance

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the minaret

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the minaret

al-Bab ash-Sharqi, a small arched side entrance

al-Bab ash-Sharqi, a small arched side entrance

A minaret rises above al-Bab ash-Sharqi

A minaret rises above al-Bab ash-Sharqi

Al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

Al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

Exterior view of al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

Exterior view of al-Bab ash-Sharqi (Eastern citygate), the eastern entrance to Old City of Damascus

Muqarnas inside the Kahf Castle, ash-Shaykh Badr, Tartus Region

Muqarnas inside the Kahf Castle, ash-Shaykh Badr, Tartus Region

Tartus, ash-Shaykh Badr, Inscription in al-Kahf Castle

Tartus, ash-Shaykh Badr, Inscription in al-Kahf Castle

Tartus, ash-Shaykh Badr, Arched niche in al-Kahf Castle

Tartus, ash-Shaykh Badr, Arched niche in al-Kahf Castle

Spring pasture of sheep grazing in Badiyyat ash-Sham at Sabʿ Biyar

Spring pasture of sheep grazing in Badiyyat ash-Sham at Sabʿ Biyar

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, the minaret

Takiyyat ash-Shaykh Abu Bakr, the minaret

A photo from the beginning of 20th century in Badiyat ash-Sham

A photo from the beginning of 20th century in Badiyat ash-Sham

Badiyat ash-Sham, a small road

Badiyat ash-Sham, a small road

Aerial view of the desert in Badiyat ash-Sham

Aerial view of the desert in Badiyat ash-Sham

Small wadi in the desert of Badiyat ash-Sham

Small wadi in the desert of Badiyat ash-Sham

Raising camels in the western part of Badiyat ash-Sham

Raising camels in the western part of Badiyat ash-Sham

View to the pole, Badiyat ash-Sham

View to the pole, Badiyat ash-Sham

Tartus, ash-Shaykh Badr, Entrance gate to al-Kahf castle

Tartus, ash-Shaykh Badr, Entrance gate to al-Kahf castle

A warper (al-musaddi) is installing the warp threads on the mechanical loom

Silk Fabric and Social Ties in Syria

Hammam Bahram Basha, the dome of the inner part (juwwani)

The Public Hammam – an Ancient Syrian Tradition