Everyday Syria

14/08/2023

Christians celebrate the of the Virgin Mary in .

31/07/2023

Visiting this medieval fortress on Lake Assad is like taking a trip back in time. Come explore 's Jaabar with us.

25/07/2023

Photos of city, showing the tops of the city's churches and the lights and mountains of in the background.

22/07/2023

The ruins of the Roman Bridge at Ain Diwar, in the far northeast corner of , are covered in stone carvings of zodiac signs and other astrological symbols.

Curious about other historic and tourist sites in northern Syria? Read here: https://nlka.net/eng/a-tourists-guide-to-rojavas-history

18/07/2023

Views of shepherds with the Ta**us mountains in the background, near the city of (al-Malikiyah) in the northeastern corner of .

26/06/2023

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Join us on a walk through the cemetery for victims of the 2015 Massacre, which was carried out by eight years ago today.

Join us on a walk through the cemetery for victims of the 2015 Massacre, which was carried out by eight years ago today.

11/06/2023

"Qubbab Fransi," or the French Domes of , stands as a symbol of the French occupation, during which the buildings were used as a military brothel.

Want to know more about northern 's historic sites? Read here: https://nlka.net/eng/a-tourists-guide-to-rojavas-history/

08/06/2023

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Syrians rarely eat a meal without bread. Here, watch as bakers in bake a local specialty called "nane kunji" or sesame bread.

Syrians never eat a meal without bread. Here, watch as bakers prepare the Kobane specialty known as "nane kunji," or sesame bread.

03/06/2023

The mangled remains of cell towers, schools, and civil institutions is all that's left of after constant shelling by Turkish-backed armed groups. The town is nearly empty as civilians flee shelling on their homes and shops.

01/06/2023

A mural of Musa Herdem, a prolific sniper from Iranian Kurdistan, is displayed on a shop window in . Herdem was well known for his participation in the defense of Kobani as part of the , and was killed in battle on April 7, 2015, the day the city center was liberated.

30/05/2023

Qesr al-Banat, or Palace of the Ladies, is an historic site in . Its origins and purpose have been debated, though most agree it was built during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid, possibly as his summer residence.

28/05/2023

In the spring and summer months, locals retreat to villages like Siwedike, near Derik, to escape the heat and barbecue.

24/05/2023

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Who are the of ?

Watch and learn as the Charitable Association of performs a traditional dance.

الجمعية الخيرية الشركسية في منبج

Who are the Circassians of Syria?Watch the Circassian Charitable Association of Manbij perform a traditional dance and learn about the history of Circassians...

17/05/2023

A woman stands in front of the cultural center in , showing her traditional Deq facial tattoos.

15/05/2023

Rusted-out train cars are all that remains of the once-bustling train station in the Shahba region, north of Aleppo, which is now surrounded by Turkish-backed armed groups and Syrian government forces.

13/05/2023

The minarets of the historic mosques in northeast 's Tel Marouf were destroyed by al-Nusra Front in 2014.

10/04/2023

An IDP from speaks on displacement and life in Serdem Camp in Shahba.

05/04/2023

The Halabiye and Zelabiye castles were fortified by Queen Zenobia of the Palmyrene Empire in the 3rd century CE. They sit on opposite banks of the Euphrates River near Deir ez-Zor.

03/04/2023

A Kurdish woman in with traditional "deq" facial tattoos.

01/04/2023

Breikho!
The - community celebrates Assyrian New Year 6773, also known as Akito, in the village of Tel Wardiyat near .

21/03/2023

celebrations in this year started last night and carried on until today, as thousands gathered in the streets and parks to light fires and dance.

21/03/2023

A Kurdish woman poses with a photo of her 15-year-old celebrating . Only since the establishment of an autonomous zone in northern have Kurds been able to celebrate the holiday openly without fear of attack or arrest.

21/03/2023

People come together to light the fire and dance in .

20/03/2023

Kurds commonly celebrate by lighting fires, wearing traditional dress, singing Kurdish songs, and dancing.

20/03/2023

The fire is the holiest part of the holiday; it represents the fire set by the mythical hero Kawa the Blacksmith after he slayed the evil king Dehak in Kurdish mythology. The fires must go out naturally and cannot be snuffed out.

20/03/2023

Old photos of in northeast from the late 1980s. Newroz was not celebrated openly in Syria until 1984, and even then, it was frequently suppressed by the state, who carried out waves of arrests of those who celebrated.

20/03/2023

Jamil Hassan was beaten and stabbed in a racially-motivated attack during in 2005. Here he poses with photos of himself in the hospital recovering from the attack. The perpetrators of the attack were never held accountable.

20/03/2023

, also known as New Year, is celebrated by Kurds worldwide, as well as many Iranian and western Asian peoples. For 's Kurds, it has become a symbol of resistance against tyranny.

20/03/2023

Kurds across northeast are preparing their pyres for .

12/03/2023

A woman poses with a picture of her son, who was killed in the riots of March 12, 2004. The riots, which began when fans of the team taunted fans of the local Jihad team, ended in the deaths of dozens of Kurds across northeast Syria.