During a sandstorm this photo was taken from the museum to the backside of the suq in Dayr az-Zawr

During a sandstorm this photo was taken from the museum to the backside of the suq in Dayr az-Zawr

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, west facade - entrance blocked by a wall with a door opening surmounted by an arch

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, west facade – entrance blocked by a wall with a door opening surmounted by an arch

Mosaic_of_the_Female_Musicians- 2

Mosaic_of_the_Female_Musicians- 2

Jamiʿ al-Qayqan, southern facade with spolia stones

Jamiʿ al-Qayqan, southern facade with spolia stones

Busra, General view of Busra citadel

Busra, General view of Busra citadel

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the upper part of the entrance - a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur'anic text in Kufic script

Jamiʿ ash-Shuʿaybiyya, the upper part of the entrance – a cornice with floral motifs and a Qur’anic text in Kufic script

Jamiʿ al-Qayqan, stone engraving - hieroglyphic pictorial writing

Jamiʿ al-Qayqan, stone engraving – hieroglyphic pictorial writing

Busra, The cold section (Barrani) of Hammam Manjak

Busra, The cold section (Barrani) of Hammam Manjak

Aramaic Language – Jab’adin in Munira’s Memory

Al-Madrasa al-ʿUmariyya al-Kubra - view from the south

Al-Madrasa al-ʿUmariyya al-Kubra – view from the south

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, streetview of a late ottoman residential house and a warehouse beside, situated on a slope

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, streetview of a late ottoman residential house and a warehouse beside, situated on a slope

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, view from the garden to the late Ottoman house, situated on a slope

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, view from the garden to the late Ottoman house, situated on a slope

Khan al-Wazir, main entrance

Khan al-Wazir, main entrance

The wooden sarcophagus of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

The wooden sarcophagus of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

Marble cenotaph next to the tomb of Salah ad-Din, was presented by German Emperor Wilhelm II during his visit to Damascus in 1898

Marble cenotaph next to the tomb of Salah ad-Din, was presented by German Emperor Wilhelm II during his visit to Damascus in 1898

Busra, the Roman theater stage is surrounded by the Islamic citadel

Busra, the Roman theater stage is surrounded by the Islamic citadel

Ash-Shaykh Hasan Mausoleum

Ash-Shaykh Hasan Mausoleum

Noria (water wheel) with aqueduct in ar-Rastan in 1930

Noria (water wheel) with aqueduct in ar-Rastan in 1930

Details of Qashani tiles: floral and geometric designs, Mausoleum of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

Details of Qashani tiles: floral and geometric designs, Mausoleum of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

Rakhla: The City of Wine and Poetry in the Memory of its daughters

Motifs of quarter flowers in Kara Memi, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Motifs of quarter flowers in Kara Memi, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Tiles of blue Qashani, Mausoleum of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

Tiles of blue Qashani, Mausoleum of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

The destroyed south-western part of Bayt Mustafa Basha al-Husayni

The destroyed south-western part of Bayt Mustafa Basha al-Husayni

‘Ajami-room in a Damascene house

‘Ajami-room in a Damascene house

Waterfall of Zayzun in the Yarmuk valley in 1918

Waterfall of Zayzun in the Yarmuk valley in 1918

Raqqa, Western Palace, aerial view of excavation site

Raqqa, Western Palace, aerial view of excavation site

Tall al-Biʿa - Aerial photograph

Tall al-Biʿa – Aerial photograph

The destroyed south-western part of Bayt Mustafa Basha al-Husayni, Homs

The destroyed south-western part of Bayt Mustafa Basha al-Husayni, Homs

Az-Zahir Baybars Mausoleum in al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya

Az-Zahir Baybars Mausoleum in al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya

Az-Zahir Baybars Mausoleum in al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya

Az-Zahir Baybars Mausoleum in al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya