Digital Archive of the Middle East

Items

• A photograph of Persepolis, Iran
  A photograph of Persepolis, with handwritten text on the back.
• A photograph of Sidon, Lebanon
  A photograph of Sidon, with handwritten text on the back.
• A photograph of Temple of Bacchus, Lebanon
  A photograph of Temple of Bacchus, with handwritten text on the back.
• A postcard of the Greek Orthodox Mariamite Cathedral in Damascus
  A postcard showing the church tower and arches of the 2nd-century Greek Orthodox Mariamite Cathedral, situated on Straight Street in Damascus. The bottom of the postcard is missing, and the name is written in Arabic on the back.
• Al Fahidi Fort, Dubai
  Photograph of the Al Fahidi Fort in Dubai, from a photograph album recording a visit by Sir William Luce in the early 1960s
• Ancient Monument in Iraq. The Monastery of Rabban Hormizd (Near Mosul). 1934.
  History of the the monastery founded at Alqosh near Mosul in the early seventh century by Rabban Hormizd, a monk of the Assyrian Church of the East. The monastery was later an important site for the Chaldean Catholic Church. The book was written by Georgis H. Awad and published by the Al- Nadjm Press, Mosul, in 1934.
• Bahrain: Civilisation Philosophy
  Documents the history of Bahrain and its cultural complexity. References to political mentality and climate, cultural practices and industries. Photographs included.
• Cities' Buildings Census 1975 of U.A.E
  Cities' Buildings Census (1975) containing detailed statistical information on the numbers and types of buildings in cities throughout the United Arab Emirates
• El Wad
  Photograph of El Wad (El Oued) in Algeria
• Hotel Nineveh Oberoi, Mosul
  Small colour photograph of the Hotel Nineveh Oberoi, Mosul
• Ishtar Gate, Babylon
  B&W photograph of a miniature reproduction of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon
• Middle East Projects
  Book detailing projects in Saudi Arabia by American civil engineering firm Sverdrup & Parcel.
• Mosque of Mohamed Ali, Cairo
  Photograph by the Zangaki Brothers of the Mosque of Mohamed Ali in Cairo
• Photograph with annotation: "the courtyard of a mosque. Iraq".
  Photograph by Edith Maubec, annotated: "the courtyard of a mosque. Iraq". Woman in burkah standing outside a mosque. More people and birds in background.
• Photograph by Paul Dittrich showing the interior of the dome of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali in Cairo.
  Photograph by Paul Dittrich showing the interior of the dome of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali in Cairo.
• Photograph by the Zangaki Brothers of the Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Cairo, taken from the Mokattam hills.
  Photograph by the Zangaki Brothers of the Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Cairo, taken from the Mokattam hills.
• Photograph by Ya-akov (Hardwin) Firestone of life in Palestine, circa 1970's.
  Annotation reads "Interior of [an ?] bus". Scene, taken from inside a vehicle, shows a man in the passenger seat next to the steering wheel and view through the windscreen showing passers-by.
• Photograph by Ya-akov (Hardwin) Firestone of life in Palestine, circa 1970's.
  Annotation reads "Interior of [an ?] bus". Scene, taken from inside a vehicle, shows the a man in the passenger seat next to the steering wheel and view through the windscreen showing passers-by.
• Photograph by Ya-akov (Hardwin) Firestone of rural village life in Palestine.
  Scene shows outside walls of stone building.
• Photograph by Ya-akov (Hardwin) Firestone of rural village life in Palestine.
  Scene shows stone-walled settlement and vegetation.
• Photograph by Ya-akov (Hardwin) Firestone of rural village life in Palestine.
  Scene shows stone-walled settlement and vegetation.
• Photograph by Ya-akov (Hardwin) Firestone of rural village life in Palestine.
  Annotation reads "Sh. Ibrahim in his doorway". Scene shows man in doorway of building, smiling at the camera.
• Photograph by Ya-akov (Hardwin) Firestone of rural village life in Palestine.
  Scene shows stone buildings & telegraph pole. Two boys look at the camera from a doorway.
• Photograph by Ya-akov (Hardwin) Firestone of rural village life in Palestine.
  Annotation reads "Abu Sulayman". Scene shows portrait of man looking into the camera.
• Photograph by Ya-akov (Hardwin) Firestone of rural village life in Palestine.
  Scene shows exterior of building with vegetation.