Bridge over deep ditch reaching the Castle of Ibn Maʿn

Bridge over deep ditch reaching the Castle of Ibn Maʿn

Busra Citadel - The ditch of the citadel and the bridge leading to the entrance

Busra Citadel – The ditch of the citadel and the bridge leading to the entrance

View from the outer northwest edge of the ditch, Shumaymis Castle

View from the outer northwest edge of the ditch, Shumaymis Castle

A side of Krak des Chevaliers

A side of Krak des Chevaliers

Ghuta landscape with view over the south of Damascus to Jabal Qasyun, 2007

The Ghuta, the Former Paradise Belt around Damascus