Syria 2002

In the Hamidiyeh Souq in Damascus

In the Hamidiyeh Souq in Damascus

Umayyad Mosque also known as the Great Mosque

The citadel of Palmyra

Fortification on the citadel (13thC)

Posing on Palmyra citadel

The Funerary Temple in Palmyra, a dust storm is coming up

Boy with flowers in Palmyra

Tetra pylon in the dark

The Great Colonnade was the main avenue of Palmyra

Camel next to the Temple of Baalshamin

The tetra pylon in broad daylight

The Monumental Arch, also called the Arch of Triumph

Columns of the Baths of Zenobia

Tombs in Palmyra

A broken water pipe causes a green spot in the desert

The Temple of Bel (or Baal) 32AD

St. George monastery of Homeyra in Wadi Al-Nassara (19thC)

Crac des Chevaliers crusader castle (1142AD)

With the walls of the crusader castle

The moat of Crac des Chevaliers

View from the Crac des Chevaliers

Walking up the ancient hallway

View on the surroundings from the command tower

Extras for the movie that was recorded at the time

One of the 17 Norias of Hama along the Orontes River

The Norias are historic water-raising machines for irrigation

They produce a creaking sound all day and night

Black dressed women in the city park of Aleppo

Entrance to the archeological museum, the Tell Halaf replica

Bell tower and a busy street

The citadel of Aleppo

The citadel towering above the city

Old man on an donkey in the souq, notice the anti-American poster on the wall

The souq is always busy

In the gold souq

Map of Syria