Wooden old door, Madinat Dimashq al-Qadima

Wooden old door, Madinat Dimashq al-Qadima

View of Mar Taqla Monastery, Maʿlula

View of Mar Taqla Monastery, Maʿlula

View towards Notre-Dame de Saydnaya

View towards Notre-Dame de Saydnaya

The monastery of Mar Taqla

The monastery of Mar Taqla

View at al-Hariqa district showing the south-western tower of Damascus Citadel

View at al-Hariqa district showing the south-western tower of Damascus Citadel

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

Interior view of Mar Taqla Monastery, Maʿlula

Interior view of Mar Taqla Monastery, Maʿlula

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries during the 1960s

Maʿlula, traditional hillside houses with galleries during the 1960s

Traditional houses in Halbun

Traditional houses in Halbun

Top view of a group of traditional houses in Saydnaya

Top view of a group of traditional houses in Saydnaya

View to the Qalamun Mountains from Halbun

View to the Qalamun Mountains from Halbun

Jabʿadin, the rock wall at Sinnir mountain

Jabʿadin, the rock wall at Sinnir mountain

An agricultural field and poplar trees in Yabrud

An agricultural field and poplar trees in Yabrud

Yabrud, irrigated market gardening near the caves of Wadi Iskafta

Yabrud, irrigated market gardening near the caves of Wadi Iskafta

View of the city of Yabrud adjacent to agricultural fields

View of the city of Yabrud adjacent to agricultural fields

Bludan houses overlooking the Zabadani plain

Bludan houses overlooking the Zabadani plain

Covered small alley in Halbun with traditional houses

Covered small alley in Halbun with traditional houses

Traditional houses, Ma'lula

Traditional houses, Ma’lula

General view of Maʿlula town in 1930s

General view of Maʿlula town in 1930s

General view of Maʿlula town

General view of Maʿlula town

General view of the hillside houses of Maʿlula town

General view of the hillside houses of Maʿlula town

An alley in Halbun town

An alley in Halbun town

An alley in Halbun

An alley in Halbun

Ash-Shaykh mountain, distant view of 'Arna village

Ash-Shaykh mountain, distant view of ‘Arna village

A view of the main facade, the Convent of Our Lady of Saydnaya

A view of the main facade, the Convent of Our Lady of Saydnaya

Harran al-ʿAwamid, Hayat bin Qays al-Harani mosque

Harran al-ʿAwamid, Hayat bin Qays al-Harani mosque

The western entrance of Maʿbad (temple) ad-Dumayr

The western entrance of Maʿbad (temple) ad-Dumayr

A sample of the handprinted fabric prepared for the women of Douma.

A sample of the handprinted fabric prepared for the women of Douma.

A group of camels near as-Sabʿa Biyar, Syrian Desert

A group of camels near as-Sabʿa Biyar, Syrian Desert

Staircase and old wooden door in a traditional House in Maʿlula

Staircase and old wooden door in a traditional House in Maʿlula