Damascus, Glass Blowing Workshop near Bab Sharqi

Damascus, Glass Blowing Workshop near Bab Sharqi

Bridge over the Euphrates, ar-Raqqa

Bridge over the Euphrates, ar-Raqqa

Shops for buying traditional utensils in Raqqa

Shops for buying traditional utensils in Raqqa

Great Mosque of Aleppo, view at courtyard, from 1907

Great Mosque of Aleppo, view at courtyard, from 1907

An abandoned building in Circassian district, Raqqa

An abandoned building in Circassian district, Raqqa

A seller of diesel fuel, Raqqa

A seller of diesel fuel, Raqqa

The Mount Hermon covered by snow

The Mount Hermon covered by snow

Shaykh Shibli shrine - al-Tar mountain, south -east of al-Mayadeen

Shaykh Shibli shrine – al-Tar mountain, south -east of al-Mayadeen

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Tall Aswad – sherds

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Tall Aswad – sherds

Shaykh Anas shrine - al-Tar mountain south-east of al-Mayadeen

Shaykh Anas shrine – al-Tar mountain south-east of al-Mayadeen

An aerial view of a water canal in the village of Shaykh Hilal

An aerial view of a water canal in the village of Shaykh Hilal

City center of Raqqa with a barber, small suq-shops and mobile traders of vegetables and fruits

City center of Raqqa with a barber, small suq-shops and mobile traders of vegetables and fruits

Raqqa/Rafiqa, Wall decoration in the Iwan of Qasr al-Banat

Raqqa/Rafiqa, Wall decoration in the Iwan of Qasr al-Banat

Raqqa/Rafiqa, An old photo of the remains of al-Banat palace before restoration

Raqqa/Rafiqa, An old photo of the remains of al-Banat palace before restoration

An old photo in ʿAyn al-Fija, Wadi Barada

An old photo in ʿAyn al-Fija, Wadi Barada

Bridge over the Euphrates, ar-Raqqa

Bridge over the Euphrates, ar-Raqqa

Aliya Alnuami is experimenting with new ways of painting and decorating ‘Ajami work

Aliya Alnuami is experimenting with new ways of painting and decorating ‘Ajami work

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Coffehouse Aslan Dada (vanished)

Coffehouse Aslan Dada (vanished)

Coffehouse Aslan Dada (vanished)

Coffehouse Aslan Dada (vanished)

Coffehouse Aslan Dada (vanished)

Coffehouse Aslan Dada (vanished)

Coffehouse Aslan Dada (vanished)

Coffehouse Aslan Dada (vanished)

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, siteplan of the building parts (Arabic)

Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha, siteplan of the building parts (Arabic)

A view in Wadi Barada

A view in Wadi Barada

Waterfall of Zayzun in the Yarmuk valley in 1918

Waterfall of Zayzun in the Yarmuk valley in 1918

Great Mosque of Aleppo, prayer hall interior and Shrine of the Prophet Zechariah

Great Mosque of Aleppo, prayer hall interior and Shrine of the Prophet Zechariah

Hammam Bahram Basha, the dome of the inner part (juwwani)

Hammam Bahram Basha, the dome of the inner part (juwwani)

Interior view of Basilika A, ar-Rusafa

Interior view of Basilika A, ar-Rusafa

One of the Basilica aisles, is separated from the central courtyard by a row of arches based on columns, Basilica A, ar-Rusafa

One of the Basilica aisles, is separated from the central courtyard by a row of arches based on columns, Basilica A, ar-Rusafa