Traditional mud-brick houses that the people of northern Syria have built for thousands of years risk disappearing, as 12 years of war have emptied villages and left the buildings crumbling.
Also knowns as beehive houses , the conical adobe structures keep cool in the blazing desert sun, while their thick walls also retain warmth in the winter - Copyright AFP -Traditional mud-brick houses that the people of northern Syria have built for thousands of years risk disappearing, as 12 years of war have emptied villages and left […]
Traditional mud-brick houses that the people of northern Syria have built for thousands of years risk disappearing, as 12 years of war have emptied villages and left the buildings crumbling. Also knowns as "beehive houses", the conical adobe structures are designed to keep cool in the blazing desert sun, while their thick walls also retain warmth in the winter. Umm Amuda Kabira village in Aleppo province is among a handful of places where residents long used to live in the small domed houses, made of mud mixed with brittle hay.
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