A Particular Province of Syria: In Pictures

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A Particular Province of Syria: In Pictures

26 July 2012
Nicholas A. Heras
The entrance to Syria Street from behind the Bab Al Tabbaneh market. The apartment buildings on the hill serve as sniper spots for gunfire into Jebel Mohsen. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
The entrance to Syria Street from behind the Bab Al Tabbaneh market. The apartment buildings on the hill serve as sniper spots for gunfire into Jebel Mohsen. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
Jebel Mohsen, the predominately Alawite neighborhood of Tripoli, with a poster of Bashar al-Assad and his late father Hafez. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
Jebel Mohsen, the predominately Alawite neighborhood of Tripoli, with a poster of Bashar al-Assad and his late father Hafez. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
View of a typical apartment building in the Jebel Mohsen neighborhood of Tripoli. Like Bab Al Tabbaneh, Jebel Mohsen is a hay sha'abi (popular neighborhood). // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
View of a typical apartment building in the Jebel Mohsen neighborhood of Tripoli. Like Bab Al Tabbaneh, Jebel Mohsen is a hay sha'abi (popular neighborhood). // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
Seehat Tel (Hill Square), one of Tripoli's most famous landmarks. The clock tower, pictured in the foreground, was built by the Ottomans in 1902 as a gift to the city of Tripoli. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
Seehat Tel (Hill Square), one of Tripoli's most famous landmarks. The clock tower, pictured in the foreground, was built by the Ottomans in 1902 as a gift to the city of Tripoli. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
Seehat Tel (Hill Square) is also one of Tripoli's busiest transportation hubs. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
Seehat Tel (Hill Square) is also one of Tripoli's busiest transportation hubs. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
The Taynal Mosque, perhaps Tripoli's most famous landmark. It was constructed in 1336 in honor of Taynal Al-Nasiri, the Mameluke governor of Tripoli. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
The Taynal Mosque, perhaps Tripoli's most famous landmark. It was constructed in 1336 in honor of Taynal Al-Nasiri, the Mameluke governor of Tripoli. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A busy roundabout, set next to the "Castle of Sweetness" owned and operated by one of Tripoli's most famous pastry makers, Abdul Rahman Hallab. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A busy roundabout, set next to the "Castle of Sweetness" owned and operated by one of Tripoli's most famous pastry makers, Abdul Rahman Hallab. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A typical street in the Qubbet Al-Nasr (Dome of Victory), or "Ibbe" as it is know locally, neighborhood that borders Bab Al-Tabbaneh and Jbel Mohsen. The black Salafist flag is common throughout the Beddawi, Ibbe, and Bab Al-Tabbaneh neighborhoods of Tripoli. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A typical street in the Qubbet Al-Nasr (Dome of Victory), or "Ibbe" as it is know locally, neighborhood that borders Bab Al-Tabbaneh and Jbel Mohsen. The black Salafist flag is common throughout the Beddawi, Ibbe, and Bab Al-Tabbaneh neighborhoods of Tripoli. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A memorial to the Lebanese Army soldiers killed in fighting with the militant Islamist organization Fatah Al-Islam (Conquest of Islam) in the Nahr Al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Nahr Al-Bared is widely remembered and honored in the battle-rolls of the Lebanese Army. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A memorial to the Lebanese Army soldiers killed in fighting with the militant Islamist organization Fatah Al-Islam (Conquest of Islam) in the Nahr Al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Nahr Al-Bared is widely remembered and honored in the battle-rolls of the Lebanese Army. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A street art monument erected by the Municipal government of Tripoli for the purposes of beautifying public spaces in the city. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A street art monument erected by the Municipal government of Tripoli for the purposes of beautifying public spaces in the city. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
The Siddiq Mosque, one Tripoli's newest and largest houses of worship. The mosque, built in 1960, is located on Fouad Shehab Street on the road to Seehat Nour (Square of Divine Light). // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
The Siddiq Mosque, one Tripoli's newest and largest houses of worship. The mosque, built in 1960, is located on Fouad Shehab Street on the road to Seehat Nour (Square of Divine Light). // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A typical area of the Al-Mina neighborhood. The picture was taken from a French military cemetery dating from the time of the French Mandate rule over Lebanon from 1920 to 1943. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A typical area of the Al-Mina neighborhood. The picture was taken from a French military cemetery dating from the time of the French Mandate rule over Lebanon from 1920 to 1943. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A picturesque French military cemetery dating from the time of the French Mandate rule over Lebanon from 1920 to 1943. The cemetery is on the coast and is part of a church compound supposedly dating to the time of the Crusades. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
A picturesque French military cemetery dating from the time of the French Mandate rule over Lebanon from 1920 to 1943. The cemetery is on the coast and is part of a church compound supposedly dating to the time of the Crusades. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
An Armenian Orthodox (Apostolic) Church located in the Zaharieh district behind Seehat Tel (Hill Square). Christians are a significant minority of Tripoli's population, particularly in the hill suburbs north and east of the city. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
An Armenian Orthodox (Apostolic) Church located in the Zaharieh district behind Seehat Tel (Hill Square). Christians are a significant minority of Tripoli's population, particularly in the hill suburbs north and east of the city. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
The Crusader-era citadel of the French nobleman and soldier Raymond de St. Gilles, located in the Abi Samra neighborhood southeast of Tripoli. The citadel is now a museum and tourist attraction. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras
The Crusader-era citadel of the French nobleman and soldier Raymond de St. Gilles, located in the Abi Samra neighborhood southeast of Tripoli. The citadel is now a museum and tourist attraction. // Source: Nicholas A. Heras

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