Street side of the homestead: a terrace in front of a house of Kurdish family in the Malkiyya-Region

Street side of the homestead: a terrace in front of a house of Kurdish family in the Malkiyya-Region

A modern three storeys building in Raqqa

A modern three storeys building in Raqqa

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), Painted wooden panel, Mary and Jesus

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), Painted wooden panel, Mary and Jesus

Dome under maintenance in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Dome under maintenance in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Habuba Kabira, Mud brick construction - connection of wall, belt arch and dome rounding

Habuba Kabira, Mud brick construction – connection of wall, belt arch and dome rounding

Bayt Ajiqbash, view of the courtyard interior

Bayt Ajiqbash, view of the courtyard interior

Bayt Ajiqbash, traditional furniture in the guest room (qaʿa)

Bayt Ajiqbash, traditional furniture in the guest room (qaʿa)

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, facade of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain (restaurant)

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain (restaurant)

Bayt Wakil, detail of windows and courtyard decoration

Bayt Wakil, detail of windows and courtyard decoration

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Ajiqbash, window stone decoration of the courtyard facade

Bayt Ajiqbash, window stone decoration of the courtyard facade

Habuba Kabira, construction of cantilever domes

Habuba Kabira, construction of cantilever domes

Bayt Wakil, reception hall - western wing

Bayt Wakil, reception hall – western wing

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Ajiqbash, wooden decorated (ʿajami) ceiling in the iwan

Bayt Ajiqbash, wooden decorated (ʿajami) ceiling in the iwan

Bayt Wakil, interior facade of the upper floor

Bayt Wakil, interior facade of the upper floor

Bayt Dallal, iwan with a wooden canopy

Bayt Dallal, iwan with a wooden canopy

Bayt Dallal, courtyard view from the iwan

Bayt Dallal, courtyard view from the iwan

General view of the houses of the village of Shaykh Hilal

General view of the houses of the village of Shaykh Hilal

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

Bayt Wakil, courtyard and fountain

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)

General view of the village of Shaykh Hilal

General view of the village of Shaykh Hilal

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

Village on western shore of Jabbul-Lake, dome houses with stone inlay on the top

Village on western shore of Jabbul-Lake, dome houses with stone inlay on the top

Habuba Kabira, plastering of the domes after completion of the shell

Habuba Kabira, plastering of the domes after completion of the shell

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