Peter's Photo Gallery

PETER'S PHOTO GALLERY: The Middle East

Egypt

	Cairo, 1996 This gentleman is one of an estimated three million Egyptians who live in the "cities of the dead", Cairo's ancient cemeteries.
	Cairo, 1996 A pair of cafe regulars enjoy a water pipe below a poster for the latest hit movie.
	Cairo, 1996 A turbaned tea house patron in one of Cairo's "cities of the dead".
	Sinai, 1996 St Catherine's Monastery, at the foot of Mount Sinai, is said to be the site of the biblical burning bush.

	The Nile, 1996 During a felucca trip down the Nile from Aswan to Luxor, our captain sails through Aswan (top), and takes down the sail and prepares for nightfall.
	Aswan, 1996 A young Nubian girl on Elephantine Island in the River Nile.
	Siwa, 1996 Siwa is the smallest and most remote of Egypt's oases - a sleepy place of mud-brick houses and date palms surrounded by desert.
	Siwa, 1996 The water delivery man on his evening round of Siwa.

Israel & occupied territories

Jerusalem, 1995
The 7th century Dome of the Rock rises above stone roofs in Jerusalem's Old City.

Nablus, 1996
A Palestinian sweet seller with a local delicacy made from wheat, oranges, honey and cheese.

Jordan

	Petra, 1995 The ancient city of Petra, hewn from the cliffs of the Jordanian Desert, has one entrance: Via the Siq, a 2km long gorge which in places is just a few metres wide.
	Petra, 1995 A Bedouin tribesman rests at one of Petra's rock temples.
	Petra, 1995 Ziad and Mohammed of the Bedouin Desert Police.
	Petra, 1995 The 2000-year-old monastery, carved directly from the cliffs, is the most awe-inspiring of Petra's monuments.

	Petra, 1995 Weathering of a rock tomb exposes vivid colours and patterns.
	Petra, 1995 A camel waits patiently in a cave for tourists.
	Petra, 1995 Donkey and tomb.
	Wadi Rum, 1995 Desert landscape at Wadi Rum, Lawrence of Arabia's base in southern Jordan.

Syria

	Arwad Island, 1995 A young drummer takes a rest from marching around the alleys of Arwad Island.
	Aleppo, 1995 A father and son in their workshop (top), and boys getting up to mischief in Aleppo's copper bazaar.
	Safita, 1995 A butcher displays his wares.
	Safita,1995 A friendly bloke.
	Hama, 1995 Medieval water-wheels up to 20m in diameter were once used for irrigation.
	Crac des Chevaliers, 1995 The greatest of a string of crusader castles along the Mediterranean, Crac des Chevaliers was built by French knights in the 12th century.

	Maalula, 1995 An extraordinary town where every house is painted blue and the inhabitants still use the language spoken by Christ.
	Palmyra, 1995 Ruins in the middle of the Syrian desert are all that remains of a 2nd century city.
	Palmyra, 1995 The 17th century Arab castle Qala'at ibn Maan guards a desert oasis.
	Qala'at ar-Rahba, 1995 Children from a village near the Euphrates River gather firewood against the cold of the desert night.
	Bosra, 1995 A town where homes and streets built by the Romans 2000 years ago are still in use today.

Turkey

	Istanbul, 1995 View over the rooftops of the Grand Bazaar to the Asian side of Istanbul.
	Afyon, 1997 A child watches passers-by from a window.
	Cappadoccia, 1996 Wind and rain have sculpted bizarre shapes from the soft volcanic rock of central Turkey.

	Valley of Love, 1996 No prizes for guessing how this valley got its name...
	Istanbul, 1996 Market scene in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul.
	Istanbul, 1995 The sun sinks into smog over Istanbul.