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An interior view of a building in Damascus showing a room where a portion of the floor has been raised for "honored" guests.

A view of the Barada River (Abana River) which passes through one of the suburbs of Damascus.

A street view of Damascus showing various shops and storefronts.

A view across the rooftops of Damascus showing a covered street and the variety of rooftop architecture.

A view of Damascus from the outskirts of the city, showing the vast gardens.

The remaining columns of the massive Greco-Roman "Temple of the Sun," which at various times was used to venerate Helios and Jupiter. The temple was built on the site of an older, Canaanite temple to Baal.

A monolithic foundational stone from the ruins of Baʻlabakk (Baalbek) with the remaining Greek columns from the background.

A view of the city of Baʻlabakk (Baalbek) with the ruins of the old, Greek city in the background.

A grove of cedars growing below the slopes of a mountain in Lebanon.

One of the oldest sacred cedar trees of Lebanon, known as the "Monarch of the 400."

The seaport in Beirut (Bayrout) with views of a variety of boats and ships.

The ancient citadel set out into the Mediterranean Sea in the city of Sidon.

A woman gathers firewood near the ruins of the ancient city of Zarephath.

A fisherman with his net beside the partially submerged columns that mark the ancient remnants of the city of Tyre.

A view of the snow-capped summit of Mount Hermon.

A view of Mount Hermon from across the Jordan River Valley.

A view of the old gate into the ancient city of Caesarea Philippi.

A woman and child stand amongst the buildings of the ancient city of Caesarea Philippi.

A view of the ancient city of Caesarea Philippi at the base of Mount Hermon.

A roman bridge spanning the Hasbany (Hasbani) River.

A spring which feeds the Jordan River near the site of the biblical city of Dan.