A group of doves in the old city of Aleppo

A group of doves in the old city of Aleppo

Jurn Kabir, the fertile plain of the Euphrates with floodplain forest in the background before the flooding of the Tishrin Dam

Jurn Kabir, the fertile plain of the Euphrates with floodplain forest in the background before the flooding of the Tishrin Dam

Zayzun waterfalls of a tributary into Yarmuk river (border Syria/Jordan)

Zayzun waterfalls of a tributary into Yarmuk river (border Syria/Jordan)

Natural landscape and agriculture in Sahl Hawran (Hawran plain)

Natural landscape and agriculture in Sahl Hawran (Hawran plain)

View to the village north of Jabal ʿAruda, graves in the foreground

View to the village north of Jabal ʿAruda, graves in the foreground

Jabal ʿAruda southern foothills

Jabal ʿAruda southern foothills

View from boat to Jabal ʿAruda-massif

View from boat to Jabal ʿAruda-massif

Agriculture in the Syrian Jazira

Agriculture in the Syrian Jazira

ʿAyn al-Khadra, Baby in a traditional wooden cradle

ʿAyn al-Khadra, Baby in a traditional wooden cradle

View from the Zayzun waterfalls into Yarmuk river, which there the border between Syria and Jordan

View from the Zayzun waterfalls into Yarmuk river, which there the border between Syria and Jordan

Remains of mills at the waterfalls of Tall Shihab

Remains of mills at the waterfalls of Tall Shihab

Lower basin of the waterfalls of Tall Shihab

Lower basin of the waterfalls of Tall Shihab

Waterfalls of Tal Shihab (during summer time)

Waterfalls of Tal Shihab (during summer time)

Near Habuba Kabira, a family trip by boat to their former village, that was flooded in 1973 by the Tabqa-Dam

Near Habuba Kabira, a family trip by boat to their former village, that was flooded in 1973 by the Tabqa-Dam

Euphrates valley south of Qalʿat Najm as it looked before the flooding of lake Tishrin

Euphrates valley south of Qalʿat Najm as it looked before the flooding of lake Tishrin

An artificial irrigation canal, al-Furat al-Aʿla (the Upper Euphrates Valley)

An artificial irrigation canal, al-Furat al-Aʿla (the Upper Euphrates Valley)

Zayzun tributary to Yarmuk river: Women washing wool as preparation for matresses as dowry

Zayzun tributary to Yarmuk river: Women washing wool as preparation for matresses as dowry

View of a village on the slopes of mountainous hill, al-Furat al-Aʿla (Upper Euphrates Valley)

View of a village on the slopes of mountainous hill, al-Furat al-Aʿla (Upper Euphrates Valley)

The region of Limestone Massif, where Qal'at Sam'an (monastery of St. Simeon) is situated

The region of Limestone Massif, where Qal’at Sam’an (monastery of St. Simeon) is situated

The Pigeons, old city of Damascus

The Pigeons, old city of Damascus

Jabal al-ʿArab, Photo of Bedouins in the 1930s

Jabal al-ʿArab, Photo of Bedouins in the 1930s

Jabal al-ʿArab, a view of volcanic area

Jabal al-ʿArab, a view of volcanic area

al-Lajat region, Basalt stone into agricultural area

al-Lajat region, Basalt stone into agricultural area

A view from the archaeological Tall Abyad towards the Balikh plain

A view from the archaeological Tall Abyad towards the Balikh plain

General view of Balis on the Euphrates river

General view of Balis on the Euphrates river

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

A view of a hill around ٍShahba

A view of a hill around ٍShahba

Hadiqat al-Umma (al-Umma Park) in Damascus

Hadiqat al-Umma (al-Umma Park) in Damascus

Zayzun waterfalls of a tributary to Yarmuk river, which is there the border between Syria and Jordan

Zayzun waterfalls of a tributary to Yarmuk river, which is there the border between Syria and Jordan

A view at the Mediterranean Sea, Baniyas

A view at the Mediterranean Sea, Baniyas