Remains of a mortar bomb on the walls of the destroyed Old Bath, an ancient building located 450 meters to the east of The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue.
Al-Sadat Mosque was also destroyed in the Syrian civil war. The famous ancient mosque is located some 450 meters to the east of the The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Jobar, Damascus.
Destroyed buildings near The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Jobar, Damascus.
The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue was an ancient synagogue complex destroyed in May of 2014.
Remains of the destroyed Old Bath, an ancient building located 450 meters to the east of The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue.
Remains of the destroyed Old Bath, an ancient building located 450 meters to the east of The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue.
Remains of the destroyed Jobar Grand Mosque in the rebel held part of Damascus.
Remains of the destroyed Jobar Grand Mosque in the rebel held part of Damascus.
Remains of the destroyed Jobar Grand Mosque in the rebel held part of Damascus.
The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue was an ancient synagogue complex destroyed in May of 2014.
The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue was an ancient synagogue complex destroyed in May of 2014.
The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue was an ancient synagogue complex destroyed in May of 2014.
Inside the destroyed Jobar Grand Mosque in the rebel held part of Damascus.
Inside the destroyed Jobar Grand Mosque in the rebel held part of Damascus.
Inside the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue, an ancient synagogue complex destroyed in May of 2014.
Inside the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue, an ancient synagogue complex destroyed in May of 2014.
Inside the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue, an ancient synagogue complex destroyed in May of 2014.
On the wall The Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue a plaque stating it was from 720 b.c.
On the wall The Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue a plaque stating it was from 720 b.c.
Al-Sadat Mosque was also destroyed in the Syrian civil war. The famous ancient mosque is located some 450 meters to the east of the The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Jobar, Damascus.
Destroyed buildings near The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Jobar, Damascus.
Al-Sadat Mosque was also destroyed in the Syrian civil war. The famous ancient mosque is located some 450 meters to the east of the The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Jobar, Damascus.
A local guide offers camel rides to tourists and visitors.
Locals offer camel rides to tourists and visitors. Here they wait for clients under the hot sun.
The royal pyramids at Meroe were built in Nubia 800 years after the Egyptians finished building theirs.
The royal pyramids at Meroe were built in Nubia 800 years after the Egyptians finished building theirs.
These the Meroe pyramids are among the best preserved in Sudan.
There are more than 230 pyramids in Sudan, stretching across the ancient Nubian kingdom.
The pyramids are the burial site for more than 40 Nubian kings and queens
Through the years the pyramids have been plundered of all their wealth.
Some pyramids have been partially restored, looking new in comparison with their neighbours.
Excavation of the pyramids began only in the middle of the 19th century.
Through the years, the pyramids have been plundered of all their wealth.
The pyramids get their name from the ancient city of Meroe, the capital of the Kingdom of Kush, an ancient African kingdom situated in what is now the Republic of Sudan.
Renewed restoration and preservation efforts are under way. Still, visitors leave their mark, etching their names into bricks.
Renewed restoration and preservation efforts are under way. Still, visitors leave their mark, etching their names into bricks.
Between 1800 and 1870, Italian explorer Giuseppe Ferlini smashed the top of 40 pyramids to get to their treasure.
'This is our history. Here our ancestors are buried,' said Abdullah who lives in Al Tarabil village, a few kilometres away from the site of the pyramids.
What the Italian explorer Giuseppe Ferlini discovered after smashing the top of 40 pyramids was taken back to British and German museums.
The pyramids are located northeast of Sudan near the river Nile.