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Dar’a, al-Jamiʿ (mosque) al-ʿUmari – The minaret and the courtyard
Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, prayer hall entrance
Jamiʿ al-Khayr, details from the main entrance
Excavation at Tall al-Biʿa, Ancient city of Tuttul
Bimaristan Arghun, inscription
Dayr Zakka (monastery), mosaic in a destroyed part of the building, showing a palm, a fallow deer and birds
Dayr Zakka (monastery), detail of a mosaic, showing the palm
Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, the prayer niche
Dayr Zakka (monastery), floor mosaic in the sanctuary, 595 AD
Jamiʿ al-Khayr, details from the main entrance
General view of the hillside houses of Maʿlula town
The enjoyment of sulfur water in Afqa Spring
Salt production in extraction, possibly in as-Sabkha in the Euphrates Valley
A view of the Mediterranean coast, in the back is the industrial sector, Baniyas
General view over al-Ghab Plain
Transporting sugar beets in al-Ghab Plain
Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, prayer hall – minbar (pulpit)
Bimaristan Arghun, general view of the southern courtyard – fountain and iwan
Jamiʿ al-Khayr, western facade
Jamiʿ al-Khayr, western facade from the inside
Jamiʿ al-Khayr, main entrance details from the inside
Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, courtyard – inscription on the northern facade
Jamiʿ al-Khayr, main entrance details from the inside
Jamiʿ al-Khayr, prayer hall – Minbar
Jamiʿ al-Khayr, a wooden internal balcony (sudda) above the prayer hall entrance
Jamiʿ al-Khayr, entrance of prayer hall – arch support
Jamiʿ al-Khayr, the entrance from the inside
Jamiʿ al-Mihmandar, marble prayer niche
Busra – Southern Roman Bath (al-Hammam ar-Rumani al-Janubi)