Raqqa, "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace, vegetable stucco ornaments

Raqqa, “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace, vegetable stucco ornaments

Jamiʿ (mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi, seen from Friday's suq

Jamiʿ (mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi, seen from Friday’s suq

General view in Suq al-Hamidiyya, Old Damascus

General view in Suq al-Hamidiyya, Old Damascus

Shops in Suq al-Hamidiyya, Old Damascus

Shops in Suq al-Hamidiyya, Old Damascus

The gate of the northeastern wall, Agora

The gate of the northeastern wall, Agora

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

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ - prayer hall

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ – prayer hall

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

Busra - Masjid Yaqut (mosque) - founding inscription

Busra – Masjid Yaqut (mosque) – founding inscription

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, prayer hall

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, prayer hall

Parts of Qalʿat Shayzar with one of the towers

Parts of Qalʿat Shayzar with one of the towers

Busra, Decumanus maximus looking west from the nymphaeum

Busra, Decumanus maximus looking west from the nymphaeum

Deserted houses in Jabal al-Hus south of Aleppo

Deserted houses in Jabal al-Hus south of Aleppo

The wooden pulpit (minbar) in the prayer room of an-Nuri Mosque

The wooden pulpit (minbar) in the prayer room of an-Nuri Mosque

Aliya Alnuami is finalising her ‘Ajami work

Aliya Alnuami is finalising her ‘Ajami work

Al-Madrasa ar-Rukniyya al-Barraniyya - view from the south

Al-Madrasa ar-Rukniyya al-Barraniyya – view from the south

Mausoleum az-Zahir Baybars, mosaics covering the southern wall

Mausoleum az-Zahir Baybars, mosaics covering the southern wall

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ and Birkat (pool) al-Hajj

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ and Birkat (pool) al-Hajj

Cross vaults in the prayer room of an-Nuri Mosque

Cross vaults in the prayer room of an-Nuri Mosque

Suq al-Hamidiyya

Suq al-Hamidiyya

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, general view of the vaults and pendentive

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, general view of the vaults and pendentive

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, inscription

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ, inscription

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, upper view of the inner courtyard and its fountain in the center

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, upper view of the inner courtyard and its fountain in the center

Damascus, an Arabic inscription on the gateway top of Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm

Damascus, an Arabic inscription on the gateway top of Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, internal view of the portal

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, internal view of the portal

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, a wall topped with domes on pendentives

Damascus, Khan Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm, a wall topped with domes on pendentives

Busra - Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ and (pond) Birkat al-Hajj, filled with rain water

Busra – Madrasat Abu al-Fidaʾ and (pond) Birkat al-Hajj, filled with rain water