Syria Collection (page 4)

Grand Hotel Victoria at Damascus, Syria
Hotel Victoria in Damascus, Syria - famous for a meeting between Allenby, King Faisal and Lawrence of Arabia. Date: 1905

Young Syrian Girl
Pretty young Syrian Girl Date: circa 1910s

Section of an Arch - Ruins of Temple of Jupiter, Damascus
Section of an Arch - Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter - Damascus, Syria. Found at one end of the 422m Al-Hamidiyeh Bazar Souk (Covered market)

Map of Africa, with travellers routes
Map of Africa, with the routes of the modern travellers, Parke, Browne and Le Vaillant. 1799

Pipe-smoking Syrian Dervish with fantastic hairstyle. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Norias at Orontes River in Hama, Syria
Two norias on opposite banks of the Orontes River in Hama, a city in west Syria. Norias are devices similar to water wheels which were used to lift water to a higher elevation

Noria at Orontes River in Hama, Syria
One of the Norias of Hama, a city in west Syria, as seen through a stone arch at the bank of the Orontes River. Norias are

Bridge over the Orontes River in Hama, Syria
Pedestrians and camels crossing a bridge over the Orontes River in Hama, a city in west Syria. Date: 1930s

Street next to one of the Norias of Hama, Syria
Man walking on a street in Hama, a city in west Syria. On the left one of the Norias of Hama along the Orontes River can be seen

City Hall of Damascus, Syria
City Hall of Damascus, the capital city of Syria, at the beginning of the 20th century. Date: circa 1910

Barada river in Damascus, Syria
Bridges over the Nahr Barada, the main river in Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1918

Martyrs Square in Damascus, Syria
General view on Damascus, Syria, with Martyrs Square in the foreground with Telegraph Monument (right) and trams. Date: circa 1918

Part of the Temple of Jupiter in Damascus, Syria
Part of the Temple of Jupiter built in the first century AD by the Romans in Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1918

Dervish monastery and Al-Salihiyah in Damascus, Syria
Dervish monastery and the Al-Salihiyah neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria, in the distance at the foot of Mount Qasioun. Date: circa 1918

Street in Damascus, Syria
Street with a few donkeys and their owner in Damascus, Syria Date: circa 1910

Al-Rabwa valley near Damascus, Syria
Valley of Al-Rabwa, today part of the Mezzeh district of Damascus, Syria. Date: 1920s

Interior of Azm (Azem) Palace in Damascus, Syria
Interior of the palace of As ad Pasha al-Azm in Damascus, Syria. As ad Pasha al-Azm was the governor of Damascus under Ottoman rule from 1742 to 1757

Damascus Straight Street, Syria
Damascus Straight Street (Street Called Straight; today Midhat Pasha Street and Bab Sharqi Street) in the historic district, Syria. Date: circa 1910

Main street and Queiq River in Aleppo, Syria
Main street and bridge (La Grand Rue - le nouveau pont) over the Queiq River in Aleppo in north-west Syria. In the distance the Citadel of Aleppo can be seen. Date: circa 1916

Rue El-Sofie (El-Sofie street) in Aleppo, Syria
View down Rue El-Sofie (El-Sofie street) in Aleppo (Alep), Syria. Date: circa 1916

Antakya, Turkey
General view on the Orontes River and Antakya, near the south border of Turkey (formerly Syria). Date: circa 1910

Citadel of Aleppo in the middle of the city, Syria
View from a cemetery over Aleppo towards the Citadel of Aleppo on a hill, Syria. The citadel is considered to be one of the oldest and largest castles in the world. Date: circa 1920

Orontes River in Antakya, Turkey
Bridge over Orontes River and school at the river bank in Antakya, Turkey (formerly Syria). Date: circa 1910

Christian neighbourhood in Antakya, Turkey
View on the Christian neighbourhood of Antakya, Turkey (formerly Syria), across the Orontes River, with a child and an adult fishing on the river bank. Date: circa 1910

Mule-drawn Palanquin (Sedan Chair) - Tourist occupant
Mule-drawn Palanquin (Sedan Chair) - with an American Tourist occupant (note the Star and Stripes flag on the roof!) - probably in Syria. Date: circa 1905

Latakia, Syria - Religious Hospital
Regional hospital run by the Sisters of Deliverance at Latakia (Lattakia, Latakiyah or al-Ladhiqiyah) - the principal port city of Syria, Date: circa 1908

Izra, Syria - view south toward airport and Rail Station
Izra, Syria - Partial view south toward airport and Rail Station Date: circa 1908

Damascus, Syria - The Town Hall. Date: 1914

Damascus, Syria - Entrance to the House of Saint Ananias
Entrance to the House of Saint Ananias (also called Chapel of Saint Ananias) - an ancient underground structure in Damascus, Syria, alleged to be the remains of the home of Ananias of Damascus

Damascus, Syria - Midan Bazar. Date: circa 1909

Soufanieh Bridge and Gate of Bab-Touma at Damascus, Syria
The Soufanieh Bridge and Gate of Bab-Touma at Damascus, Syria. Bab Tuma (" Thomass Gate" ) - a borough of Old Damascus in Syria

Aleppo, Syria - Barge on the Queiq River. Date: circa 1920s

Camel caravan passing through Kafar Tkerime nr Aleppo, Syria
A Camel caravan passing the interesting conical houses at the village of Kafar Tkerime near Aleppo, Syria. They were built in this style to remain cool during the hot summer months. Date: circa 1950s

The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, Aleppo, Syria
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, northwest of Aleppo, Syria - a Byzantine church, dating back to the 5th century. Built on the site of the pillar of St

Bridge over the Euphrates River at Jarabulus, Syria
Bridge over the Euphrates River (and river barges in foreground) at Jarabulus, Syria - administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. Located just South of the Syrian-Turkish border

Site of the Ancient Issus - Iskenderun, Turkey
Site of Ancient Issus (and Alexander the Greats famous victory over Darius III at the Battle of Issus in 333 BC) close to Iskenderun, Turkey and the Syrian border. Date: circa 1920s

Beehive Houses - village of Kafar Tkerime nr Aleppo, Syria
Interesting conical houses at the village of Kafar Tkerime near Aleppo, Syria. Built in this style to remain cool during the hot summer months. Date: circa 1930s

Damascus, Syria - Al-Hamidiyah Souq
Al-Hamidiyah Souq - the largest and the central souk in Syria, located inside the old walled city of Damascus next to the Citadel

Damascus, Syria - Ancient Walls and the Bab Sharqi Gate
Damascus, Syria - (left) Ancient Wall - connected (in some way) to the flight of Saint Paul, forced to flee the city under the cover of night after explosive reactions from Jews opposed to his

The Tomb of Zechariah, Umayyad Mosque, Aleppo, Syria
The Tomb of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, Umayyad (Great) Mosque of Aleppo, Syria. Date: circa 1910s

Hama, Syria, Bridge over Orontes River and Giant Waterwheels
Hama, Syria - Great Bridge over the El-Assi (Orontes) River and the Giant waterwheels. The city is renowned for these seventeen norias, which locals claim date back to 1100 BC

The clock tower of Bab al-Faraj, Aleppo, Syria
The clock tower of Bab al-Faraj is one of the main landmarks of Aleppo. The tower was built in 1898-1899 by the Austrian architect of Aleppo city Charles Chartier Date: circa 1910

Palmyra, Syria - The Tower of Elahbel
The Tower of Elahbel (also known as Tower 13, or Kubbet el Arus) a four-storey sandstone tower tomb near the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria

Palmyra, Syria - Bedouin Shepherd holding a young lamb. circa 1980s

Basalt caryatids guarding the temple of Tell Halaf. Syria
Syria. Entrance to the Aleppo National Museum. Basalt caryatids guarding the temple of Tell Halaf

Syria. Damascus. Nur al-Din Bimaristan. Old hospital. 12th ce
Syria. 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

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