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Syria Gallery


The photos and audio clips in this gallery were taken by BikeAbout rider Anthony Ziehmke during his visit to Syria. Maps were provided by DeLorme Mapping from their Global ExplorerTM software.

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Coastal Syria GIF, 34KB DeLorme Mapping
photograph icon 01/22/98 The Hauran (black basalt rock plain) JPG, 28KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Anthony's New Friend JPG, 40KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Roman Amphitheater, Bosra JPG, 26KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Citadel/Amphitheater, Bosra JPG, 24KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Citadel/Amphitheater, Bosra JPG, 21KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Amphitheater, Bosra JPG, 34KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Amphitheater, Bosra JPG, 43KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Amphitheater is still in use, Bosra JPG, 31KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Amphitheater is still in use, Bosra JPG, 24KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Citadel, Bosra JPG, 29KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Slits for Firing on Enemies, Bosra Citadel JPG, 12KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Statue Ruins at the Amphitheater, Bosra JPG, 26KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Statue Ruins at the Amphitheater, Bosra JPG, 37KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Slits for Firing on Enemies, Bosra Citadel JPG, 27KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Roman ruins surrounding Bosra amphitheater JPG, 22KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Roman ruins surrounding Bosra amphitheater JPG, 31KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Sheep outside Bosra amphitheater JPG, 33KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Roman ruins surrounding Bosra amphitheater JPG, 37KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Roman ruins surrounding Bosra amphitheater JPG, 33KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Children playing on rubble outside Bosra amphitheater JPG, 35KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/22/98 Roman roads, Bosra JPG, 31KB Casio QV-300
audio clip icon 01/28/98 esh-lo'nak: How are you? (Word of the Day) [Syrian Arabic] WAV, 13KB
photograph icon 01/31/98 Hussam (Person of the Day) JPG, 29KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Minarets, Omayyid Mosque (Place of the Day) JPG, 26KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Mosaics, Omayyid Mosque (Place of the Day) JPG, 39KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Mosaics, Omayyid Mosque (Place of the Day) JPG, 26KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Minarets, Omayyid Mosque (Place of the Day) JPG, 28KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Mosaics, Omayyid Mosque (Place of the Day) JPG, 40KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Main Entrance to Prayer Hall, Omayyid Mosque (Place of the Day) JPG, 31KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Via Rectus, Damascus JPG, 32KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Gardens, National Museum, Damascus JPG, 38KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Stone Lion, National Museum, Damascus JPG, 29KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Gold Shops, Souq of Hamadiyyeh, Damascus JPG, 51KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Castle Remains, National Museum, Damascus JPG, 27KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Detail of Tablet Seal, National Museum, Damascus JPG, 19KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Cuneiform Tablet, National Museum, Damascus JPG, 26KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Blood Orange Juice, Damascus JPG, 31KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Glass Blowers, Azem Palace, Damascus JPG, 27KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Gardens & Basalt-layered Construction, Azem Palace, Damascus JPG, 42KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Strength Test, Damascus JPG, 43KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Movie Marquees, Damascus JPG, 48KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Souq of Hamadiyyeh, Damascus JPG, 33KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Movie Marquees, Damascus JPG, 22KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Movie Stills at Theater, Damascus JPG, 35KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Shwarma Sandwich, Damascus JPG, 35KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Western Gate, Roman Temple of Jupiter, Damascus JPG, 28KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Syrian Ice Cream, Damascus JPG, 36KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Gold Shops, Souq of Hamadiyyeh, Damascus JPG, 42KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Movie Marquees, Damascus JPG, 36KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Seed Roaster, Azem Palace, Damascus JPG, 23KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 01/31/98 Fountain &Basalt-layered Construction, Azem Palace, Damascus JPG, 35KB Casio QV-300
audio clip icon 01/31/98 assahor: pre-sunrise meal during Ramadan [Syrian Arabic] WAV, 15KB
audio clip icon 01/31/98 al iftar: post-sunset meal during Ramadan [Syrian Arabic] WAV, 14KB
audio clip icon 01/31/98 "Kol a'am wa antom be chayr.": "I wish you good health every year. (formal)" Ramadan salutation [Syrian Arabic] WAV, 17KB
audio clip icon 01/31/98 "Kol saneh wa anto salmeen.": "I wish you good health every year. (informal)" Ramadan salutation [Syrian Arabic] WAV, 16KB
audio clip icon 01/31/98 ba-red: "cool/nifty [Syrian Arabic]" WAV, 22KB
photograph icon 02/07/98 Sunset after the storm, Tartous JPG, 22KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/07/98 Medieval Cathedral, Tartous JPG, 30KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/07/98 Fisherman's Port, Tartous JPG, 29KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/07/98 Fisherman's Port, Tartous JPG, 20KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/07/98 Ramparts of Medieval Tartous JPG, 28KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/07/98 Ramparts of Medieval Tartous JPG, 31KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/07/98 Forested road of Syria, outside of Tartous JPG, 22KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/07/98 Streetside poster of President Assad, Damascus JPG, 37KB Casio QV-300
audio clip icon 02/07/98 Mish mahoul: It is not possible. (Word of the Day) [Arabic] WAV, 27KB
map icon 02/07/98 Tartous to Al ladhiqiya (Coastal Syria) GIF, 43KB DeLorme Mapping
photograph icon 02/09/98 One of the minarets of the Grand Mosque, Hama JPG, 20KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 One of the minarets of the Grand Mosque, Hama JPG, 21KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 Inner courtyard of the Grand Mosque, showing the many domed roof of the mosque, Hama JPG, 26KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 Close-up of two of the Four Norias of Bichriyat, Hama JPG, 31KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 The four Norias of Bichriyat, Hama (Person of the Day) JPG, 33KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 One of the many Norias in Hama JPG, 32KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 One of the many Norias in Hama JPG, 19KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 Al-Mohannediyyeh, the largest of the Norias, Hama JPG, 33KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 One of the aquaducts that would carry the water of the Norias away from the river JPG, 33KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 One of the aquaducts that would carry the water of the Norias away from the river JPG, 16KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 The Four Norias of Bichriyat, Hama JPG, 28KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 Close up of the wooden wheel axle and block of the Norias, Hama JPG, 46KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 Crac des Chevalliers as seen from a nearby town JPG, 28KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 Crac des Chevalliers (Place of the Day) JPG, 24KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 Entrance hall of the Crac des Chevalliers JPG, 23KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 One of the towers of the Crac des Chevalliers JPG, 28KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 Inner courtyard of Crac des Chevalliers JPG, 32KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 View from the outer wall of the Crac des Chevalliers looking north JPG, 30KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 Outer wall of the Crac des Chevalliers JPG, 31KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 View of the moat on the north side of the Crac des Chevalliers between the outer wall and the inner castle JPG, 23KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 View of the west side of the Crac des Chevalliers (from the ground), showing the outer wall and inner castle JPG, 29KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 View of the west side of the Crac des Chevalliers (from the castle walls), showing the outer wall and inner castle JPG, 24KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/09/98 View of the inner courtyard of the Crac des Chevalliers JPG, 33KB Casio QV-300
audio clip icon 02/09/98 Sound of the Norias (Wooden Waterwheels) WAV, 110KB
audio clip icon 02/09/98 Enta mejnoon: "you're crazy" (Word of the Day) [Arabic] WAV, 19KB
photograph icon 02/12/98 Close up of 4,000-year-old gutters in Ugarit JPG, 46KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/12/98 View out over the Mediterranean from Ugarit JPG, 31KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/12/98 View down one of Ugarit's streets JPG, 36KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/12/98 Ruins at Ugarit (Place of the Day) JPG, 38KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/12/98 Ruins at Ugarit JPG, 39KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/12/98 Mountain reservoir in northern Syria JPG, 16KB Casio QV-300
photograph icon 02/12/98 Fishing boats near Ugarit JPG, 25KB Casio QV-300
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