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Statue of St Francis at the entrance to the Ananais Chapel in the Old City of Damascus	The central courtyard of a typical Damascene house with the 'irwan' at the rear	Sofas and settees within the 'irwan' of a Damascene house
Souq al-Hamidiyya Old Damascus	The gate of St Paul's Chapel or Bab Kisan Damascus City Wall	A Damascus souq at night
The Jesus Minaret Umayyad Mosque Old Damascus	Coffee House 'An-Nafura' Old Damascus	The Jesus Minaret Umayyad Mosque Old Damascus
Umayyad Mosque Old Damascus	Umayyad Mosque Old Damascus	A Whirling Dervish
Sweets galore	A selection of starters or mezze	Spices and nuts
The iconostasis of the Basilica of St George Ezra'a	Tesselated pattern of 7 loops over the approach to the Citadel Bosra	Roman Archway on the Via Recta, Bosra
The Roman Theatre, Bosra	Columns on the Via Recta, Bosra	The Roman Theatre, Bosra
Rolling hills between Damascus and Palmyra	A shepherd and his son	Bagdad Cafe between Damascus and Palmyra
The approach to the Temple of Baal, Palmyra	Temple of Bel or Baal Palmyra	Temple of Bel or Baal Palmyra
The colonnaded Via Recta Palmyra	Via Recta, Palmyra	Triumphal arches Palmyra
The Theatre, Palmyra	Anyone for a ride?	One of the 'Towers of Yemliko' in the Valley of Tombs, Palmyra
An old passageway in Aleppo	Early morning light on the Citadel, Aleppo	Courtyard in an old Aleppo house