Rural life in Qalamun mountains (Antilibanon): peasants returning home from grape harvest

Rural life in Qalamun mountains (Antilibanon): peasants returning home from grape harvest

A woman spinning with a suspended spindle

A woman spinning with a suspended spindle

Harvest of cotton in ar-Ruj plain

Harvest of cotton in ar-Ruj plain

Cows in a field in the Ghouta of Damascus

Cows in a field in the Ghouta of Damascus

Herd of sheep in a grove of trees in the Ghouta

Herd of sheep in a grove of trees in the Ghouta

Children are preparing themselve for a wedding procession. The two small children are still wearing their school uniform

Children are preparing themselve for a wedding procession. The two small children are still wearing their school uniform

North-East Syria, Kurdish wedding celebration

North-East Syria, Kurdish wedding celebration

Habuba Kabira, screening of barley as seed by the grandmother

Habuba Kabira, screening of barley as seed by the grandmother

Kirkbiza in the Dead Cities: A farmer ploughing his field with a metal plough, pulled by a mule and an ox.

Kirkbiza in the Dead Cities: A farmer ploughing his field with a metal plough, pulled by a mule and an ox.

A woman with her children and a spindle in her left hand

A woman with her children and a spindle in her left hand

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

Yabrud: Streetlife with shops and residential houses, townspeople and peasants

A woman showing how to card wool. She is wearing a silk Habari (head scarf)

A woman showing how to card wool. She is wearing a silk Habari (head scarf)

An aerial photograph of the village of Shaykh Hilal

An aerial photograph of the village of Shaykh Hilal

A woman with a screen-printed headscarf called Habari

A woman with a screen-printed headscarf called Habari

A boy is presenting a woven Kilim tapestry made by his mother

A boy is presenting a woven Kilim tapestry made by his mother

A traditionally crafted tapestry cover (Kilim)

A traditionally crafted tapestry cover (Kilim)

Habuba Kabira, shell of a dome house made of clay bricks

Habuba Kabira, shell of a dome house made of clay bricks

Rural life in Qalamun mountains

Rural life in Qalamun mountains

Daily scene in front of some shops in Raqqa

Daily scene in front of some shops in Raqqa

Jurn Kabir, construction of a room from quarry stones with clay mortar

Jurn Kabir, construction of a room from quarry stones with clay mortar

Habuba Kabira, View from the inside of the room while constructing the dome

Habuba Kabira, View from the inside of the room while constructing the dome

Habuba Kabira, view over cantilever domes during construction

Habuba Kabira, view over cantilever domes during construction

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Habuba Kabira, how three cantilever domes are connected (two cantilever domes are posed on a relieving arch)

Habuba Kabira, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

Habuba Kabira, upper part of a cantilever dome construction

Habuba Kabira, view into a plastered cantilever dome with openings and decorative layer

Habuba Kabira, view into a plastered cantilever dome with openings and decorative layer

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Baking flat breads on the tannur wall (tannur deepened in the ground)

Nahiyat Tall Tamir, Baking flat breads on the tannur wall (tannur deepened in the ground)

Ghuta of Damascus, an alley in one of the villages

Ghuta of Damascus, an alley in one of the villages

A modern building and a traditional mud fence in one of the Ghouta fields of Damascus

A modern building and a traditional mud fence in one of the Ghouta fields of Damascus

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

A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus

A small pathway in the Ghuta of Damascus