syria2011 Photo Gallery by GeneWard at pbase.com

syria2011

Syria has several World Heritage sites. Five of them are depicted in this gallery: Damascus, Aleppo, Palmyra, fortress of Crac de Chevaliers and Bosra. Hama was being considered for the list. All of them have sustained some or all of the following damage: shelling, gunfire, bulldozing, looting. Syria enjoys a priceless cultural and historical heritage stretching back over 2000 years. The Syrian military is turning it into sand. Syria’s dictator, Bashar Al-Assad, has targeted civilians, used chemical weapons and bombed hospitals, all war crimes.

Bashar Al-Assad	former dictator Hafez Al-Assad	young weaver	amphitheater/Bosra	stairs/amphitheater
amphitheater/Bosra	grazing/Bosra	Bosra	minaret	craftsman
going nowhere	dried	arches and flags	hanging out	shoe styles
wedding style	carpet weaver	craftsman at leisure	knocker	an ambiguous future
Talisman Hotel courtyard	back street/Old Damascus	back street/Old Damascus	rogues' gallery	three
corner signs	Al-Azem Palace	wall detail/Al-Azem Palace	Al-Azem Palace	faces of Bashar Al-Assad
worshiper	Omayyad Mosque	Omayyad Mosque	casual style	Hamidiye Bazaar
weaving loom	a history of earthquakes	Palestine	life reflected	Popeye
disrepair	local wine	Baghdad	Beduin	nap time at the Bagdad Cafe
sarcophagus detail/Palmyra Museum	Palmyra/main entrance detail	behind the main gate/Palmyra	Beduin	interior gate
city center	column detail	local guide/Palmyra	Temple Bel	the Theater
pillars	city gate	Pancake House	taped up	weathered
locked out	a real Beduin meal	three amigos	Bashar taxi	waterwheel
Krak des Chevaliers	Krak des Chevaliers	postcard vendor	Krak des Chevaliers view	St. Simeon
St. Simeon	St. Simeon	talkers	door detail	dress shop
old tins	old timer	The Citadel	Smile!	waiting for a customer
to the market!	butcher	the comedian	Aleppo Souk	shutter
Grand Mosque	Iraqi visitor	Syrian kids	akimbo	Aleppo sunset
Assad everywhere	Me and Bashar Al-Assad

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Dubi Shapiro		23-Dec-2016 01:09
Lucky you to have seen this country before it whole fell apart

Guest		22-Jul-2013 23:50
Visiting again this gallery... Superb photos... And also very interesting to see how same places are photographed in different ways. :)

samikosemi		17-Mar-2013 07:16
Very interesting gallery

Marc Demoulin		06-Oct-2012 10:24
Great to show this beautiful country now harshly hit by civil war. Hope it will soon come back to peace and stability. vVv Marc

Guest		04-Oct-2012 04:05
Thank you for sharing this magnificent collection! Enjoyed every single image!

joseantonio		02-Oct-2012 04:07
Very nice images of this lovely place..v.

Guest		08-Sep-2012 06:08
Great gallery!!! Syria is a fantastic place... -V-

Frank Landerville		09-Nov-2011 00:30
Thank you for this gallery, Gene. It offers special insight into Syria's rich history, culture, and remarkably resilient people.

Dubi Shapiro		16-Sep-2011 04:31
Lucky you to visit all these remote countries!

Martyn Unsworth		05-Jul-2011 03:24
Excellent gallery of an intriguing country

Husam alnajjar		23-Apr-2011 16:33
liked them so much very good time we spent together hope to see you again my sincerest wishes your guide in Syria Husam

an nguyen		23-Apr-2011 02:50
Excellent gallery . Well presented with portraits and scenery .

Alain Boussac		19-Apr-2011 05:30
Excellent series on a remarkable and little visited country. Superb alernance of images of the fabulous monuments heritage and the nice portraits of the population. V.

Philip Game		18-Apr-2011 02:13
A very timely and well-presented gallery

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