Threshing in Sahl Hawran (Hawran Plain): farmers are separating wheat from chaff

Threshing in Sahl Hawran (Hawran Plain): farmers are separating wheat from chaff

Habuba Kabira, screening of barley as seed by the grandmother

Habuba Kabira, screening of barley as seed by the grandmother

In the Syrian desert: the separation of the living and the storage compartment in a bedouin tent with the help of a stick mat (arab. zarb)

In the Syrian desert: the separation of the living and the storage compartment in a bedouin tent with the help of a stick mat (arab. zarb)

A Bedouin woman twisting a hand spun thread spool

A Bedouin woman twisting a hand spun thread spool

In the vicinity of a small town/village on the slope of a natural rock, possibly in the Afrin region

In the vicinity of a small town/village on the slope of a natural rock, possibly in the Afrin region

Sahl Hawran (Hawran Plain), The traditional operation of threshing wheat

Sahl Hawran (Hawran Plain), The traditional operation of threshing wheat

Plan of Krak des Chevaliers

Plan of Krak des Chevaliers

A general view of the Krak de Chevaliers at the sunset

A general view of the Krak de Chevaliers at the sunset

Inside of Krak des Chevaliers

Inside of Krak des Chevaliers

General view of Krak des Chevaliers in an-Nasara valley area

General view of Krak des Chevaliers in an-Nasara valley area

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

Remains of a water canal in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Remains of a water canal in the village of Shaykh Hilal

Ghuta of Damascus, an old irrigation canal, 1963

Ghuta of Damascus, an old irrigation canal, 1963

Ghuta of Damascus, aerial photograph of some orchards

Ghuta of Damascus, aerial photograph of some orchards

A concrete irrigation canal in the Ghouta of Damascus

A concrete irrigation canal in the Ghouta of Damascus

Vineyard in the Ghuta of Damascus

Vineyard in the Ghuta of Damascus

Rural life in Qalamun mountains

Rural life in Qalamun mountains

Harvest of cotton in ar-Ruj plain

Harvest of cotton in ar-Ruj plain

A shepherd-boy with his herd, on the edge of al-Ghab Plain

A shepherd-boy with his herd, on the edge of al-Ghab Plain

Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

Ghab plain: thatched mud houses, 1963

VW-"beatle" in the center of the Ghab Plain

VW-“beatle” in the center of the Ghab Plain

View from Qalat al-Mudhiq to the lower village and the Ottoman Khan in the Orontes plain

View from Qalat al-Mudhiq to the lower village and the Ottoman Khan in the Orontes plain

Grazing sheep on the edge of al-Ghab Plain

Grazing sheep on the edge of al-Ghab Plain

Artificial field irrigation and drinking water supplies, al-Ghab Plain

Artificial field irrigation and drinking water supplies, al-Ghab Plain

General view over al-Ghab Plain

General view over al-Ghab Plain

A village with reed thatched roofed houses in al-Ghab Plain

A village with reed thatched roofed houses in al-Ghab Plain

Artificial irrigation, al-Ghab Plain

Artificial irrigation, al-Ghab Plain

Transporting sugar beets in al-Ghab Plain

Transporting sugar beets in al-Ghab Plain

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, Piles of wheat before its package in bags

Raʾs al-ʿAyn, Piles of wheat before its package in bags

Weekly market in Maskana, where the farmers of the region sell their fruit and vegetables

Weekly market in Maskana, where the farmers of the region sell their fruit and vegetables