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

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

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the minaret

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the minaret

Raising camels in the western part of Badiyat ash-Sham

Raising camels in the western part of Badiyat ash-Sham

Aerial view of the desert in Badiyat ash-Sham

Aerial view of the desert in Badiyat ash-Sham

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

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

Small wadi in the desert of Badiyat ash-Sham

Small wadi in the desert of Badiyat ash-Sham

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

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

View to the pole, Badiyat ash-Sham

View to the pole, Badiyat ash-Sham

Badiyat ash-Sham, a small road

Badiyat ash-Sham, a small road

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

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

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

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

‘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”

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