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A Druze married couple from Suwayda. -
A visitor’s room at a Druze house. -
A street in Suwayda. -
Elder women wear light scarves with which they cover their hair, neck and lips. -
Young shop keepers from Suwayda. -
The owner of a wonderful sweet chop in Suwayda. A light scarf worn by men is called “hatta” or “keffiyeh”. -
Ruins in the centre of Suwayda are no surprise to anyone. A traditionally dressed Druze is sitting on a curb waiting for a minibus. Next to him, there is a man wearing standard Arab clothes. -
The director of the city’s Cultural Centre in Suwayda. -
The Druze Communists at a congress in Suwayda. -
Sheikh Djarbu serving traditional Arabic kahwa murray. -
Sheikh gladly agreed to have our photo taken. -
Druze buildings adjacent to the Byzantine church in Kanawat. -
A Druze standing in the courtyard of his home in Shahba. Many of the houses in the city are built on the basis of the Roman ruins. -
Sheikh of the Hudur village in the Golan region. -
With a visit to the Sheikh. -
Three Druze men from Arna in front of a shop. -
A Druze man from Arna. -
Orchards in autumn near Arna. -
Orchards in autumn near Arna. -
A visit in a Druze house in Arna. -
A view on some Byzantine ruins in the village of Kalb Luza. A woman wearing the traditional Druze clothes. In the area of Suwayda such dress can no longer be spotted. -
Children selling hand embroidered cloths. The village of Kalb Luza. Basilica from the 5th century. -
From Kalb Luza I walked to the village of Banabil. -
An elderly woman is sitting on a terrace of her house watching the road leading into Banabil. -
Main road in Banabil with sheep droppings scattered around. -
The traditional outfit of a Druze woman. The village of Banabil. -
Visiting the village administrator in Banabil. -
The village administrator with his daughter. -
Boys from Banabil. -
To present the differences in the appearance between the Druze and the Arabs, here is a photo of boys from the region of Sergiopolis. -
The Druze youths from Suwayda. -
Preparation of sacrifice before Id al-Adha. -
Three Druze women in a laundry. -
Women preparing a meal. -
Women kneading traditional al-Kubba, with minced mutton meat filling. -
Men and women eat meals separately. -
Inside the tomb in the area of Suwayda a lot of space is occupied by emblems showing the colours of the Druze banner. -
In Damascus, the al-Umawwi Mosque is a place frequented by the Druze. -
The Druze women are easily recognized on the streets of Damascus. -
A Druze farmer from the area of Suwayda. -
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