Remote sensing and modelling analysis of the extreme dust storm hitting the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean in September 2015 [PDF]
The extreme dust storm that affected the Middle East and the eastern Mediterranean in September 2015 resulted in record-breaking dust loads over Cyprus with aerosol optical depth exceeding 5.0 at 550 nm.
S. Solomos +6 more
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SIMULATION-BASED ANALYSIS OF EARTHEN HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE AS RESPONSIVE REFUGEE SHELTERS (CASE STUDY: DOMES OF NORTHERN SYRIA) [PDF]
Syria has been struggling through a continuous conflict for more than nine years so far. This conflict has had a disastrous consequence, for not only Syria urban areas but also its world heritage and historical sites.
S. Ibrahim +7 more
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KINSHIP AND HISTORY: TRIBES, GENEALOGIES, AND SOCIAL CHANGE AMONG THE BEDOUIN OF THE EASTERN ARAB WORLD [PDF]
Most scholars of tribal organization among the Bedouin of the eastern Arab world utilize a two-dimensional, hierarchical model of Bedouin kinship that represents only relations of descent and affinity. This model resembles a genealogy and shows how small
Young, William C
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Early christianity in Iraq and the Gulf: a view from the architectural remains [PDF]
The spread and settlement of Christianity in the Arabic world prior to Islam is not the most popular topic. Archaeological focus was mainly directed to the early historic period and indigenous beliefs.
De Langhe, Kaatje
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The Formation of the Civilian Elite in the Syrian Province: The Case of Ayyubid and Early Mamluk Hamah [PDF]
The urban renaissance in northern Syria from the sixth/twelfth century onwards increased significantly the demand for scholars in order to staff newly arising civilian posts. This demand was in Hama initially satisfied with outside scholars, particularly
Hirschler, Konrad
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Free Aleppo University (FAU) and Sham University are higher education institutions established in 2015 in the non-Assad regime-controlled areas of Northern Syria.
Sohayb Abdulkerim +5 more
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Survey on threatened medicinal plants diversity of Northwestern Syria
Throughout history, many plant species have been used as natural medicines to prevent and treat human diseases. Due to its geographical location, climate, and history, Syria contains a remarkable diversity of medicinal plants. However, in recent years a
Munzer Aldarvish +6 more
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Ways of Being: Hittite Empire and Its Borderlands in Late Bronze Age Anatolia and Northern Syria
In this paper, I take identity as a characteristic of empire in its periphery, denoting the totality of: 1) the imperial strategies an empire pursues in different regions, 2) the index of empire in each region, and 3) local responses to imperialism.
Muge Durusu-Tanrıöver
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Adolescent Refugees’ Judgments of Harm in War and Resettlement Contexts [PDF]
Protracted wars in the Middle East have forced millions of people to flee and resettle in Western countries. Adolescents might be most affected by their war and resettlement experiences, yet have received limited attention in developmental research ...
Teja, Zuhra
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Syro-Hittite iconography and food in practice [PDF]
Figure 1. Map of Syro-Hittite kingdoms (Niehr, Herbert. The Aramaeans in ancient Syria. Leiden: Brill, 2014.)Alongside the rise of the independent Syro-Hittite kingdoms in the 1st millennium BC, a distinctive category of banquet scenes also developed in ...
Herzog, Nicole
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