The suspension bridge over the Euphrates in Dayr az-Zawr

The suspension bridge over the Euphrates in Dayr az-Zawr

Tall Shaykh Hamad (Dur Katlimmu) - Excavations

Tall Shaykh Hamad (Dur Katlimmu) – Excavations

Tall Shaykh Hamad (Dur Katlimmu) - Excavations

Tall Shaykh Hamad (Dur Katlimmu) – Excavations

Tall Shaykh Hamad (Dur Katlimmu) - Excavations

Tall Shaykh Hamad (Dur Katlimmu) – Excavations

Lion of goddess Al-Lat, 1st c. AD

Lion of goddess Al-Lat, 1st c. AD

Minaret of the Great Mosque of Hama

Minaret of the Great Mosque of Hama

Qal‘at Shayzar (castle), The stairs leading to the entrance

Qal‘at Shayzar (castle), The stairs leading to the entrance

Muzayrib - Ruins of an historical bridge

Muzayrib – Ruins of an historical bridge

The lower part of the lion of goddess Al-Lat, 1st c. AD

The lower part of the lion of goddess Al-Lat, 1st c. AD

Tall Shaykh Hamad (Dur Katlimmu) - Excavations

Tall Shaykh Hamad (Dur Katlimmu) – Excavations

View to the proscenium and scaenae frons, Palmyra Theater, 2nd c. AD

View to the proscenium and scaenae frons, Palmyra Theater, 2nd c. AD

The gate of south-western side, Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya)

The gate of south-western side, Dura Europos (Qalʿat as-Salihiyya)

ar-Rusafa, Goat hair tent erected for a funeral service

ar-Rusafa, Goat hair tent erected for a funeral service

ar-Rusafa, Bedouin women cook sheep meat on open fireplaces on the occasion of the desert festival

ar-Rusafa, Bedouin women cook sheep meat on open fireplaces on the occasion of the desert festival

Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Hama

Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Hama

Corner of a Bedouin tent from goat hair during the desert festival in ar-Rusafa

Corner of a Bedouin tent from goat hair during the desert festival in ar-Rusafa

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

Fixation of a horizontal loom in the ground

Fixation of a horizontal loom in the ground

A group of semi-nomads sitting on a felt rug (left and in the rear) and on a woven rag rug (right side)

A group of semi-nomads sitting on a felt rug (left and in the rear) and on a woven rag rug (right side)

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

Qasr (palace) al-Hayr al-Gharbi, view of the ruins

Qasr (palace) al-Hayr al-Gharbi, view of the ruins

One of the towers of Qalʿat (castle) Shayzar

One of the towers of Qalʿat (castle) Shayzar

Shaykh Anas shrine - al-Tar mountain south-east of al-Mayadeen - the dome from the inside

Shaykh Anas shrine – al-Tar mountain south-east of al-Mayadeen – the dome from the inside

General view of Euphrates valley at Dayr az-Zawr countryside

General view of Euphrates valley at Dayr az-Zawr countryside

A side from the ruins of Halabiyya

A side from the ruins of Halabiyya

General view of Halabiyya ruins

General view of Halabiyya ruins

Parts of Qalʿat Shayzar with one of the towers

Parts of Qalʿat Shayzar with one of the towers

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A view from Qalʿat Shayzar towards the Orontes plains

A view from Qalʿat Shayzar towards the Orontes plains