Images of Syria (courtesy of Ruth & Frank Harold)



Hospital in Damascus

Umayyad mosque, courtyard (8th c. and later)

Umayyad mosque, courtyard and minaret

Umayyad mosque, courtyard

Umayyad mosque, courtyard and minaret

Damascus, in the suq

Maalula, a Syriac Christian village

Saints Sergius and Bacchus, Maalula

Saints Sergius and Bacchus, Maalula

Crac des Chevaliers, 12th c. crusader castle

A passage in Crac

The Walls of Crac

View of the moat

Glacis, Crac

Passage in Crac

The refectory, Crac

Crac, overall view

Passing under the walls

Apamea ruins, Roman 2-3 c. CE and later

Apamea ruins, Roman 2-3 c. CE and later

Apamea, the Cardo (principal N.-S. street)

Apamea, the cardo

Apamea, the cardo (principal N.-S. street)

The cardo, with visitors

Cathedral of St. Simeon stylites, Aleppo

Cathedral of St. Simeon stylites, Aleppo

Cathedral of St. Simeon stylites, Aleppo

Cathedral of St. Simeon stylites, Aleppo

Cathedral of St. Simeon stylites, Aleppo

"Dead City", Byzantine 5-6th c., St. Simeon

Aleppo, the citadel (9-10th c.)

Aleppo today, from the citadel

Aleppo, courtyard of the Grand Mosque

Aleppo, courtyard of the Grand Mosque

Aleppo, Grand Mosque, minaret

Aleppo, in the gold suq

Hama, waterwheel on the Orontes River

Hama, nut vendor

Palmyra at dusk

Palmyra, Arab castle

Palmyra, triumphal arch

Palmyra, the ruins

Palmyra, the cardo

Palmyra, entrance to the marketplace

Palmyra, the tetrapylon

Palmyra, cardo

Palmyra, date sellers

Palmyra, tomb tower

Palmyra, Temple of Bel

Palmyra, Temple of Bel

Palmyra, cella of the temple

Palmyra, Temple of Bel

Bosra, late Roman arch

A gentleman of Bosra

Bosra, columns

Bosra, the cathedral

Bosra, mosaic

Bosra, Roman theatre

Bosra, Roman theatre

Bosra, Roman theatre

Bosra, stage of the theatre