50 piastres (F.A.O. coin: increasing of world food production), 23,5 mm, 1976

50 piastres (F.A.O. coin: increasing of world food production), 23,5 mm, 1976

Hama, Waterwheels of Kilaniyya, al-Tawafira and al-Jaʿbariyya

Hama, Waterwheels of Kilaniyya, al-Tawafira and al-Jaʿbariyya

Ghuta of Damascus, an alley in one of the villages

Ghuta of Damascus, an alley in one of the villages

An orchard in the Ghuta of Damascus

An orchard in the Ghuta of Damascus

Shahba, Exterior view of the Roman Theatre/ Philippopolis

Shahba, Exterior view of the Roman Theatre/ Philippopolis

Shahba, View to the historic center of the town

Shahba, View to the historic center of the town

Palmyra, Hadrian’s Arch, , 3rd century A.D., view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street

Palmyra, Hadrian’s Arch, , 3rd century A.D., view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street

Aerial photograph of Palmyra mountain ranges

Aerial photograph of Palmyra mountain ranges

Natural landscape of the Tigris valley

Natural landscape of the Tigris valley

Ghuta of Damascus, artificial irrigation canal system

Ghuta of Damascus, artificial irrigation canal system

Agriculture in the Syrian Jazira

Agriculture in the Syrian Jazira

Ghuta of Damascus, olive trees in a grove

Ghuta of Damascus, olive trees in a grove

Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

in the Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

in the Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

A group of columns, remains of the southern Roman baths in Busra

A group of columns, remains of the southern Roman baths in Busra

ʿAyn Dara Temple, Colossal basalt lion

ʿAyn Dara Temple, Colossal basalt lion

Remains of 'Ayn Dara temple built of basalt stones

Remains of ‘Ayn Dara temple built of basalt stones

East of the Ghuta, rural houses in the Marj area

East of the Ghuta, rural houses in the Marj area

When milking a flock of sheep in the Syrian Jazira

When milking a flock of sheep in the Syrian Jazira

Public street life in Raqqa

Public street life in Raqqa

A two-story building in a village in Ghuta

A two-story building in a village in Ghuta

Cows in a field in the Ghouta of Damascus

Cows in a field in the Ghouta of Damascus

Arches in a house, the Ghouta of Damascus

Arches in a house, the Ghouta of Damascus

View to the south from the battlements of the citadel to the city in 1916

View to the south from the battlements of the citadel to the city in 1916

Courtyard of a rural house in the Ghouta of Damascus

Courtyard of a rural house in the Ghouta of Damascus

An irrigation canal in the Ghouta of Damascus

An irrigation canal in the Ghouta of Damascus

A concrete irrigation canal in the Ghouta of Damascus

A concrete irrigation canal in the Ghouta of Damascus

Garbage and dirt accumulation in a canal, the Ghouta of Damascus

Garbage and dirt accumulation in a canal, the Ghouta of Damascus

Ghouta of Damascus, collecting of hemp in 1970s

Ghouta of Damascus, collecting of hemp in 1970s

Khan al-Wazir, interior facade of the khan's entrance

Khan al-Wazir, interior facade of the khan’s entrance