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Meanwhile, here is my traditional flying shot (over Beirut) to mark our trip to Ethiopia! It'll be our very first time in Africa, and we'll be based in Addis for quite a while.
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SYRIEN-Palmyra,
Die antike Oasenstadt Palmyra (arabisch تدمر Tadmur - so heißt auch die heutige, den Ruinen benachbarte Stadt) lag an einer wichtigen Karawanenstraße in Syrien, auf halber Strecke von Damaskus über die römische Oase Al-Dumair und weiter über das Kastell Resafa bis zum Euphrat. Mitten in der Wüste, eingebettet in ein Felsmassiv, spenden zwei Quellen das lebenswichtige Wasser. Das Wort Tadmor ist aramäisch und bedeutet Palmenstadt.
Completed in 691–92 CE at the order of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik. Destroyed during the Roman Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE. The original dome collapsed in 1015 and was rebuilt in 1022–23.
Martian-like geography of Darr-e Setaregan Valley Of Stars natural park in Qeshm Island, Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, Iran.
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This delightful woman agreed to pose for me. She was having a picnic with her family in a village near Muscat. I loved her frank gaze and strong features.
A line from an old American folk song of the 60's is fitting for the current history of Syria. Why does a leader kill many of the citizens of his country, make others flee their homes and homeland and destroy the treasures of the country he leads. It is hard to believe that such insanity still prevails and why and for what gain.
This is the 11th century crusader castle near Homs in Syria. I read that it was recently bombed. It is on the UNESCO's World Heritage sites endangered list.
I have posted other pictures of Syria. They are all in the set this image was added to I visited Syria three years ago and now thousands of Syrians have died and millions have had to flee in order to save their own lives. I never thought in a million years that I would be showing pictures of a disappearing Syria just a few years after my visit there.
Ces grés de roches déchiquetées, façonnés par le vent et le sable, donnent au site de Petra en Jordanie son extraordinaire palette de couleurs qui s’étend du jaune au violet passant par les oranges, roses, rouges, jaunes, verts et bleus. Ces fantastiques couleurs sont dus aux oxydes métalliques contenus dans les grés. Oxydes de fer pour les rouges (comme dans le désert du Wadi Rum), oxydes de cuivre pour les verts et bleus, oxydes de zinc pour les blancs et sulfures pour les jaunes.
American built oil burning "Middle East" 2-8-2 No. 46232 on the daily 07.40 mixed train from Elazig to Tatvan. 11 April 1975.
View of the magnificient decorations inside the main prayer hall of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, standing in eastern side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square, in Isfahan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque was built during the Safavid Empire, ordered by Abbas I of Persia. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era. Its construction began in 1603, and was finished in 1619. It was built by the chief architect Shaykh Bahai, during the reign of Shah Abbas I of Persia.
The mosque is depicted on the reverse of the Iranian 20,000 rials banknote.
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View of the traditional mud brick houses in Abyaneh village, situated around 80km from Kashan, at the base of the Karkas mountains, in Natanz County, Isfahan province of Iran.
Characterized by a peculiar reddish hue, Abyaneh is one of the oldest village in Iran, known to have existed 2,500 years ago. The culture of Abyaneh has been largely preserved, with a few hundred residents speaking Middle Persian and dressing in traditional clothing.
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The Monastery is the largest and most impressive of all buildings in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan.
photo by Fouad Elkoury
Image on asphalt Beirut - 1991
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