Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, prayer hall

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, prayer hall

Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

Busra - Birkat (pool) al-Hajj and Jamiʿ (mosque) Abu al-Fidaʾ

Busra – Birkat (pool) al-Hajj and Jamiʿ (mosque) Abu al-Fidaʾ

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, view from west

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, view from west

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, prayer hall

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, prayer hall

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ - prayer hall

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ – prayer hall

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ and (pond) Birkat al-Hajj, filled with rain water

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ and (pond) Birkat al-Hajj, filled with rain water

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, inscription

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, inscription

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the upper part of the entrance - a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur'anic text in Kufic script

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the upper part of the entrance – a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur’anic text in Kufic script

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, prayer niche (mihrab) in the prayer hall

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, prayer niche (mihrab) in the prayer hall

Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

‘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”

Tower north of Bab Antakiya. The inscription indicates a restoration by the Mamluk ruler al-Malik al-Muʾayyad Shaykh between 820/1417 and 823/1420

Tower north of Bab Antakiya. The inscription indicates a restoration by the Mamluk ruler al-Malik al-Muʾayyad Shaykh between 820/1417 and 823/1420

ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Jazaʿiri cenotaph, beside the Mausoleum of Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi

ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Jazaʿiri cenotaph, beside the Mausoleum of Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi

Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, the connection bridge between the two castles

Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas, the connection bridge between the two castles

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat Shugr wa Bekas from the inside.

Jisr ash-Shughur, Qalʿat Shugr wa Bekas from the inside.

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, arcade and the prayer hall entrance

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, arcade and the prayer hall entrance

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, prayer hall

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, prayer hall

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, zig-zag pattern

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, zig-zag pattern

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, view of the rectangular minarett above the main entrance

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, view of the rectangular minarett above the main entrance

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, Building ornaments at the entrance

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, Building ornaments at the entrance

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, west facade - a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur'anic text in Kufic script

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, west facade – a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur’anic text in Kufic script

Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

Ruins of Qalʿat ash-Shugr wa-Bakas on the edge of a mountain slope

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, west facade - entrance and Qastal

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, west facade – entrance and Qastal

<strong>From Palmyra to Istanbul</strong>

From Palmyra to Istanbul

Ezidi life and traditions in Jabal Sinjar – Interview with two young Ezidi women

Ezidi life and traditions in Jabal Sinjar – Interview with two young Ezidi women

The Syrian Jazira – an Extraordinary Archaeological Landscape

The Syrian Jazira – an Extraordinary Archaeological Landscape