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  • Damascus - Markets (دمشق - اسواق المدينة)

    Damascus – Markets دمشق – اسواق

  • Damascus - Umayyad Mosque (دمشق - الجامع الاموي)

    Damascus – Umayyad Mosque دمشق – الجامع الاموي

  • Aleppo - Aleppo Citadal (حلب - قلعة حلب)

    Aleppo – Aleppo Citadel حلب – قلعة حلب

  • Aleppo - Great Mosque (حلب - جامع الكبير‎)

    Aleppo – Great Mosque حلب – جامع الكبير‎

  • Aleppo - Markets (حلب - اسواق المدينة)

    Aleppo – Markets حلب – اسواق

  • al-Rasafeh (الرصافة)

    al-Rasafeh الرصافة

  • Qalaat Samaan (قلعة سمعان)

    Qalaat Samaan قلعة سمعان

  • Serjilla (سرجلا)

    Serjilla سرجلا

  • Qalaat Salah al-Din (قلعة صلاح الدين)

    Qalaat Salah al-Din قلعة صلاح الدين

  • al-Samra (السمرا)

    al-Samra السمرا

  • Arwad (ارواد)

    Arwad ارواد

  • Qalaat al-Marqab (قلعة المرقب)

    Qalaat al-Marqab قلعة المرقب

  • Bosra بصری

  • Maalula (معلولا)

    Maalula معلولا

  • Deir Mar Musa (دير مار موسى)

    Deir Mar Musa دير مار موسى

Lens on Syria by Daniel Demeter عدسة على سورية

Lens on Syria: A Photographic Tour of Its Ancient and Modern Culture by Daniel Demeter is now available from Just World Books! This photography book …

Damascus - Markets (دمشق - اسواق المدينة)

Damascus – Markets دمشق – اسواق

Perhaps nowhere else in Syria does the country’s vibrant culture come alive as in the traditional markets of its major cities. While …

Damascus - Umayyad Mosque (دمشق - الجامع الاموي)

Damascus – Umayyad Mosque دمشق – الجامع الاموي

The most important monument in Damascus (دمشق), and perhaps the entire country, is the magnificent Umayyad Mosque (الجامع الاموي). No single historic …

Damascus - Khan Assad Basha (دمشق - خان اسعد باشا)

Damascus – Khan Assad Basha دمشق – خان اسعد باشا

Khan Assad Basha (خان اسعد باشا) is the largest and most noteworthy of the several dozen khans in the old city of …

Damascus - Qasr al-Azem (دمشق - قصر العظم)

Damascus – Qasr al-Azem دمشق – قصر العظم

Qasr al-Azem (قصر العظم)‎ is the most impressive and well-known of the historic residences in Damascus (دمشق). The palace was constructed in …

Damascus - al-Tekiyeh al-Suleimaniyeh Mosque (دمشق - جامع التكية السليمانية)

Damascus – al-Tekiyeh al-Suleimaniyeh Mosque دمشق – جامع التكية السليمانية

al-Tekiyeh al-Suleimaniyeh Mosque (جامع التكية السليمانية) has been described as the finest example of Ottoman architecture in Damascus (دمشق). Designed by the …

Damascus - National Museum (دمشق - المتحف الوطني)

Damascus – National Museum دمشق – المتحف الوطني

The largest and most important museum in the country, the National Museum (المتحف الوطني) in Damascus (دمشق) is a must on the …

Damascus - Damascus Citadel (دمشق - قلعة دمشق)

Damascus – Damascus Citadel دمشق – قلعة دمشق

Located in the northwest corner of the old city, the Damascus Citadel (قلعة دمشق) was first fortified under Turkmen warlord Aziz Bin …

Damascus - al-Madrasa al-Aziziyeh (دمشق - المدرسة العزيزية)

Damascus – al-Madrasa al-Aziziyeh دمشق – المدرسة العزيزية

While little remains of the Ayyubid-era al-Madrasa al-Aziziyeh (المدرسة العزيزية), the notable survival is the burial chamber of Salah al-Din Yousef Bin …

Damascus - Beit Khalid al-Azem (دمشق - بيت خالد العظم)

Damascus – Beit Khalid al-Azem دمشق – بيت خالد العظم

Beit Khalid al-Azem (بيت خالد العظم)‎ is an impressive Ottoman-era house that once belonged to the prominent al-Azem (العظم) family. This luxurious …

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Lens on Syria Book

Lens on Syria CoverLens on Syria: A Photographic Tour of Its Ancient and Modern Culture by Daniel Demeter is now available! Published by Just World Books, this photography book features the finest images of the extensive collection found on Syria Photo Guide. Over four hundred full-color images are contained within the 304 page volume, organized by geographic region into seven chapters, and featuring a striking interior layout designed by Diana Ghazzawi. Professor Joshua Landis, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oklahoma and creator of Syria Comment, has authored the foreword.

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