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View of The Crescent, AdenView of The Crescent, Steamer Point, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen), including the Hotel de l Europe and the Britannia Anonymous Society (cigarette factory). Date: circa 1930s
Bedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, AdenBedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s
General view, AdenGeneral view, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1920s
Cisterns of Tawila, near Crater (Kraytar), AdenCisterns of Tawila (Tawila Tanks), near Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). An ancient historic site with a capacity for millions of gallons of water
Mermaids on the beach, Steamer Point, AdenMermaids (sea creatures) on the beach near the Grand Hotel, Steamer Point, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1910
General view of Maala harbour, AdenGeneral view of Maala (Al Ma ala) harbour, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1910s
War Memorial, Prince of Wales Pier, AdenView from the sea, War Memorial, Prince of Wales Pier, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930
Eastern Telegraph Co, Ras Boradli, AdenOffices and staff quarters of the Eastern Telegraph Co, Telegraph Bay, Ras Boradli, in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). circa 1910s
Maidan Square and Main Street, Crater (Kraytar), Aden, WW2Maidan Square and Main Street, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). The car in the foreground has its headlights blacked out as a wartime precaution. Date: circa 1940
Civil Hospital, Crater (Kraytar), AdenCivil Hospital, Crater (Kraytar, Seera), British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1940s
European General Hospital, Steamer Point, AdenEuropean General Hospital, Steamer Point, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1908
Arab Girl - Cairo, Egypt - wearing coins and medallions on a beaded string around her hairline and neck. Date: circa 1907
Kadhimain horse tramway, Baghdad, IraqKadhimain horse-drawn double-decker tramway, Baghdad, Iraq, on the Kamazene Mosque route. Date: circa 1920s
St. Georges School football Team - Jerusalem, Israel in 1910. The St. Georges team includes Izzat Tannous, a Protestant Palestinian who became a medical doctor
The Kings Cameleopard -- George IVs giraffeThe Kings Cameleopard -- King George IVs giraffe, the first one in Britain, a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt. 1827
Omani camera man stands on the beach in Salalah Oman. Dressed in traditional Arab day way with one camera around neck and further equipment handing from his back Date: 1977
Constantine, Algeria - a stork nest on Perregaux StreetConstantine, Algeria - a pair of storks nest on the top of a brick building on Perregaux Street (Rue Perregaux), while groups of people pass below. circa 1910s
Arzew, Algeria - public gardensArzew, Algeria - a group of people stand at the gate to a fenced public garden. circa 1910s
Arab shop in Babylon, Hillah, Iraq. Date: circa 1918
Port Said, Egypt - Ferdinand de Lesseps statue. Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps (1805-1894) was the French developer of the Suez Canal
Morocco, North Africa - Arab Woman - Woman in street holding reed baskets. Part of Box 171 Boswell Collection - Morocco. Date: circa 1900
Ragtime, Arab horse decorated with WW1 medalsRagtime, also known as Raggie, was a grey Arab horse, pictured here with his five medals displayed on his brow band. Three were for service during World War One, one for the Arab Revolt
Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - The Mahdi - Portrait of Arab leader. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War. Date: 1881 - 1889
Man from Adana - Ancient coastal region of CiliciaMan from Adana, Turkey - Ancient coastal region of Cilicia. Date: circa 1910s
National Liberation Front, Yemen -- a Marxist paramilitary organisation operating in the Federation of South Arabia (now southern Yemen). Date: 1967
Medina Azahara Palace. Cordoba. Andalusia. SpainMedina Azahara. Palace-city built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al-Nasir (912-961). Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba. Horseshoe arch. Andalusia. Spain
Basalt caryatids guarding the temple of Tell Halaf. SyriaSyria. Entrance to the Aleppo National Museum. Basalt caryatids guarding the temple of Tell Halaf
Syria. Damascus. Nur al-Din Bimaristan. Old hospital. 12th ceSyria. Damascus. Nur al-Din Bimaristan. Old hospital. Built 1153. Now Museum of Medicine and Science in th Arab World. Near East. Photo before Syrian civil war
Syria. Aleppo. Khan Al Nahasin caravanserai of Khan Al Nahasin. Photo before the Syrian civil war
Turkey. Bursa. Yesil Turbe. Mausoleum of Mehmed I. Ottoman sTurkey. Bursa. Yesil Turbe or Green Tom. Mausoleum of Mehmed I. Ottoman style. 15th century. Architect, Hac Ivaz Pasha
Islam. Tombstone of al-Ghaliya, daughter of Abd al-JabbarIslamic art. Tombstone of al-Ghaliya, daughter of Abd al-Jabbar, son of al- Ala. 9th century. Basalt : 69x45x13 cm. al-Ma la cementery, Mecca. National Museum, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia
Islamic art. Turkey. Iznik tile with the depiction of Medina (only the upper part is preserved). 1062 H./1651-2 AD. Underglaze painting. 27, 7x34, 4 cm. Museum of Islamic Art
Islamic art. Islamic calligraphy. Kufic style. Beam over a hIslamic art. Pilgrimage route to Holy City by Egyptian territory. Large inscription in plaster stems from al-Hawra, a city on the coastal route
Spain. The Alhambra. Royal PalaceSpain. Granada. The Alhambra. Royal Palace. View of the walls, the Tower of the Ladies and the Oratory of Partal. 14th century
Spain. The Alhambra. The Mexuar-OratorySpain. Granada. The Alhambra. The Mexuar-Oratory. Interior. 14th century
Syria. Overview of the Syrian Desert. Near Palmyra. Near EaSyrian Arab Republic. Overview of the Syrian Desert. Near Palmyra. Oasis of Tadmor. Near East
Spain. Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Ruins of House of the armySpain.Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Fortified arab muslim medieval palace-city, built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al -Nasir (912-961). Ummayad Caliph of Cordoba. Ruins. Dar-al-Yund or House of the army
Mosaic with Arabic scripture. 1242-1243. From the Madrasa of Sircali, Konya (Turkey). Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Songbook (Cancionero) by Ibn Quzman (1078-1160)Ibn Quzman (1078-1160). Hispano-arabic poet and writer. Songbook (Cancionero). Facsimile. The beginning of the manuscript sheet. Library of Catalonia. Spain
History of the conquest of Al-andalus by Ibn al-QutiyyaIbn al-Qutiyya (? -977), known as the Cordoban. Hispano-arabic lexicographer, grammarian and writer. History of the conquest of Al-andalus. Copy of Manuscript 706. National Library. Paris. France
Syria. Damascus. Umayyad Mosque or Great Mosque of Damascus. Built in the early 8th century. South entrance decorated with mosaics. Detail
Roman Art. Syria. Palmyra. Decorative detail in the monumental arch. 3rd century. Oasis of Tadmor
Syria. Hama. Noria in the Orontes river next to the aqueductSyrian. The Norias of Bechriyyat in Hama. The waterwheels at Hama, known as Norias, are up to 20m high and have been standing since the 13th century. Middle East
Syria. Damascus. Ottoman architecture. The Tekkiye Mosque. Built on the orders of Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the architect Mimar Sinan between 1554 and 1560
Mosque of Damascus. Prayer Room or haram. SyriaMosque of Damascus. Prayer Room or haram. The marble mausoleum indicates the place where was buried the head of Saint John the Baptist, revered by Muslims as a prophet
The Archangel Gabriel gives the Qur an to Muhammad on MountRevelation of Tanail. The Archangel Gabriel gives the Qur an to Muhammad on Mount Hira during a battle. Ottoman miniature. 15th century. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Caricature of Sir Garnet Wolseley and Ahmad ArabiCaricature of Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833-1913), British army commander, and Ahmad Arabi (Ahmed Urabi or Orabi, Arabi Pasha, 1841-1911), Egyptian army leader
Arab Travelling TentsA tent of travelling Arabs in the desert. Date: 1857