A farmer plows a small field, likely outside the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. The Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
View of the hills of Syria from the Krak des Chevaliers during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
View of the countryside and a village, al-Husn (or Hosn), outside the Krak des Chevaliers castle in Syria. Photographed during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission.
View from the battlement of the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
Window in the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
Flowers grow out of the wall of the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
A wall inscription in the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
View of an outer window of the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
Walls inside the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
View of the countryside from the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
Dolores Atiyeh (center, light sweater) at the Krak des Chevaliers castle in Syria, photographed during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. Sammi Kahl, Vic Atiyeh's Syrian cousin from the village of Amar, is standing on the right wearing a dark tie; Dolores has her arm around his wife.
View of the countryside from the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
View of the outer wall of the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
Between the inner and outer walls of the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The moat is visible, as well.
Tourists inside the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
Inside the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
View of the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
View of the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
View of the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
View of the Krak des Chevaliers in Syria during Governor Victor Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission. This Crusader castle is considered one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
Three unidentified children smile for the camera in Amar, Syria, the birthplace of Governor Victor Atiyeh's father. This photograph was taken during Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission.
A few unidentified women and children smile for the camera in Amar, Syria, the birthplace of Governor Victor Atiyeh's father. This photograph was taken during Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission.
Governor Victor Atiyeh stands with women relatives in Amar, Syria. Amar was the birthplace of his father. This photograph was taken during Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission.
Dolores Atiyeh stands with Syrian relatives of her husband, Governor Victor Atiyeh, during a visit to the village of Amar. Amar was the birthplace of Vic Atiyeh's father. This photograph was taken during Atiyeh's 1984 Middle East trade mission.
