Roman Amphitheatre, 2nd century AD, Bosra, Syria, Middle East

Gold stall, Hamadiyyeh Souk, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Mosque al Nuri and waterwhells on Orontes River, Hama, Syria, Middle East

Krak des Chevaliers, Crusader Castle, Syria, Middle East

Syrian Orthodox Monastery Mar Mattai, (St. Matthews Monastery) overlooking Mosul, Iraq, Middle East

Syrian Orthodox Monastery Mar Mattai, (St. Matthews Monastery) overlooking Mosul, Iraq, Middle East

Basilica church, 372 AD, 'dead city' region in North Syria, Kharrab Shams, Syria, Middle East

Traffic on the streets of Place de la Ligue Arabe and Syrian Mosque, Tangier, Morocco

Waterwheels (norias) on Orontes River, Mosque al Nuri on far bank, Hama, Syria, Middle East

Mosque in the Old City, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Smoking water pipes, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Tea vendor at Souq al-Hamidiyya, Old City's main covered market, Damascus, Syria, Middle East