A village on the foothills of the coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A village on the foothills of the coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Tartus, Qalʿat al-Marqab, Crusader castle, general view from the Castle.

Tartus, Qalʿat al-Marqab, Crusader castle, general view from the Castle.

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

The Mediterranean coast of Baniyas city in 1960s

The Mediterranean coast of Baniyas city in 1960s

Armanaz and its agricultural fields

Armanaz and its agricultural fields

Summerrestaurant in Bludan

Summerrestaurant in Bludan

Luxury summer houses in Bludan

Luxury summer houses in Bludan

Bludan houses overlooking the Zabadani plain

Bludan houses overlooking the Zabadani plain

View of the town of Halbun in the 1960s with gardens

View of the town of Halbun in the 1960s with gardens

Hillside houses of Armanaz on a mountain slope

Hillside houses of Armanaz on a mountain slope

Traditional houses, Ma'lula

Traditional houses, Ma’lula

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries opening to the valley during the 1960s

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries opening to the valley during the 1960s

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries during the 1960s

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries during the 1960s

An alley in Halbun

An alley in Halbun

An alley in Halbun town

An alley in Halbun town

Covered small alley in Halbun with traditional houses

Covered small alley in Halbun with traditional houses

View of the city of Yabrud adjacent to agricultural fields

View of the city of Yabrud adjacent to agricultural fields

The historical centre of Maʿlula with St. Lawandius Church and hillside houses facing the valley

The historical centre of Maʿlula with St. Lawandius Church and hillside houses facing the valley

A part of the city of Harim, located on the northwestern slope of a mountain

A part of the city of Harim, located on the northwestern slope of a mountain

A road in a village in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

A road in a village in the Syrian coastal mountains (al-Jibal as-Sahiliyya)

Northern Palmyrenean chalk heights, lonely Atlantic pistachio in the riverbed of a dried-up wadi

Northern Palmyrenean chalk heights, lonely Atlantic pistachio in the riverbed of a dried-up wadi

Irrigation fields of ʿAyn at-Tina in Qalamun (mountainous region in southwest Syria)

Irrigation fields of ʿAyn at-Tina in Qalamun (mountainous region in southwest Syria)

Irrigation fields of ʿAyn at-Tina in Qalamun (mountainous region in southwest Syria)

Irrigation fields of ʿAyn at-Tina in Qalamun (mountainous region in southwest Syria)

A view of the Orontes river near Darkush

A view of the Orontes river near Darkush

A traditional house in Jabʿadin

A traditional house in Jabʿadin

A view shows monasteries and residential buildings, Saydnaya

A view shows monasteries and residential buildings, Saydnaya

Yabrud: residential buildings as road-accompanying development

Yabrud: residential buildings as road-accompanying development

jab-i-JabbarAbdullah 50_IHMS

jab-i-JabbarAbdullah 50_IHMS

Reconstruction of Assyrian town Dur Katlimmu

Reconstruction of Assyrian town Dur Katlimmu

A view in Wadi Barada

A view in Wadi Barada