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    • Island of Arwad
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    • Jibrin
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    • Maʿarrat al-Nuʿman
    • Maʿarrat Misrin
    • Manbij
    • Masyaf
    • Nabk
    • Palmyra (Tadmur)
    • Qanawat
    • Qinnasrin
    • Qurus
    • Sarmin
    • Shayzar
    • Suweida
    • Tal Barri (Kahat)
    • Talbisa
    • Tal Hrim
    • Tal Tamir
    • Tanukh
    • Tarqa (Ashara)
    • Tartus
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    • Hawran Plateau
    • Jebel Heish (Jawlan/Golan)
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Architecture
  • Architects
  • Basalt Harvesters and Sellers
  • Brick Makers
  • Builders
  • Construction Workers
  • House Painters
  • Limestone and Gypsum Burners
  • Marble Polishers
  • Masons
  • Opus Sectile Makers
  • Quarriers
  • Sun-Dried Brick Makers
Basketry
  • Basket Makers
  • Basket Sellers
  • Lid Makers
  • Woven Tray Makers
Calligraphy
  • Calligraphers (Qur’an Copiers)
  • Paper Makers
  • Qurʾan Scribes
  • Scribes
Felt
  • Bonnet Makers
  • Camel-Bag Makers
  • Cap Makers
  • Felt-Floor Covering Makers
  • Felt Makers
  • Horse Covering Makers
  • Provision-Bag Makers
  • Sheep Wool Producers
  • Tent Cover Makers
Glass
  • Collectors of Sand
  • Coloured-Glass Window Makers
  • Glass Blowers
  • Glass Makers
  • Glass Painters
  • Glass Workers
  • Lamp Makers
Leather
  • Boot Makers
  • Cobblers
  • Collectors of Dog Excrement
  • Curriers
  • Leather Slipper Makers
  • Saddlers
  • Shoe Makers
  • Skin Merchants
  • Tanners
 
Metal
  • Armourer
  • Artisans of Brass
  • Artisans of Silver
  • Blacksmiths
  • Coin Die Engravers (Coppers)
  • Coin Strikers
  • Copper Beaters
  • Copper Founders
  • Coppersmiths
  • Copper Workers
  • Goldsmiths
  • Gunsmiths
  • Horseshoe Makers
  • Iron Foundries
  • Lance Makers
  • Locksmiths
  • Metalworkers
  • Mortar Makers
  • Needle Makers
  • Silversmiths
  • Swordsmiths
  • Sword Inlayers
  • Sword Makers or Cutlers
  • Sword Polishers
  • Tinners
  • Tinsmiths
  • Weapon Makers and Merchants
Pottery
  • Clay Oven Makers
  • Collectors of Clay
  • Crucible Makers
  • Drainpipe Makers
  • Earthenware Amphorae Makers
  • Earthenware Vessel Makers
  • Flowerpot Makers
  • Glazed-Pottery Manufacturers
  • Icon Painters
  • Jug Makers
  • Lustre Painted Pottery Makers
  • Pipe Bowl Makers
  • Potters
  • Tile Makers
  • Tobacco Pipe Makers
Rope
  • Cord and Twine Makers
  • Cultivators of Hemp
  • Rope Makers
Textile
  • Brocade Makers
  • Cloak Makers
  • Cotton Cultivators and Manufacturers
  • Cotton Manufacturers
  • Cotton Spinners
  • Cotton Weavers
  • Dyers
  • Dyers and Textile Printers
  • Embroiderers
  • Embroiderers with Silver Wire
  • Goat Wool Producers
  • Gold and Silver Thread Manufacturers
  • Head-Covering Makers
  • Head-Gear Makers
  • Lace Makers
  • Overcoat Makers
  • Robe Makers
  • Silk and Cotton Manufacturers
  • Silk Manufacturers and Merchants
  • Silk Spinners
  • Silk Weavers
  • Silkworm Eggs Vendors
  • Stocking Makers
  • Tailors
  • Tarboosh Makers
  • Tarboosh Polishers
  • Tent Fabric Weavers
  • Tent Makers
  • Textile Dyers
  • Textile Manufacturers
  • Textile Merchants
  • Textile Polishers
  • Textile Workers
  • Weavers
  • Wool Manufacturers
  • Wool Merchants
  • Wool Spinners and Knitters
  • Wool Weavers
  • Woolen Yarn Makers
  • Yarn Spinners
Wood
  • Cabinet Makers
  • Carpenters
  • Clog Makers
  • Comb Makers
  • Ebony Workers
  • Noria Maintainers
  • Noria Makers
  • Pipe Stem Makers
  • Sabot Makers
  • Sawyers
  • Wood Carvers
  • Wood Cutters
  • Wood Gatherers
  • Wood Turners
  • Wood Workers
  • Wooden Case Makers
  • Wooden Trellis Makers
  • Wooden Vessel Makers
Ancillary
  • Beeswax Collectors
  • Candle Wicks Vendors
  • Charcoal Burners
  • Clay Merchants
  • Cultivators and Processors of Madder-Root
  • Cultivators of Hemp
  • Farriers
  • Fountain Workers
  • Loom Makers
  • Mother-of-Pearl Carvers
  • Mother-of-Pearl Dealers
  • Vendors of Thread for Necklaces
  • Vessel Menders
Composite Materials
  • Basin Makers
  • Bellow Makers
  • Bow Makers
  • Clock Makers and Repairers
  • Cradle Makers
  • Jewellers
  • Lantern Makers
  • Mirror Makers
  • Palanquin Makers
  • Puppeteers
  • Shadow Puppeteers
  • Sieve Makers
Decorations
  • Decorators of Metal Vessels
  • Engravers
  • Engravers of Inscribed Plaques
  • Engravers of Seal Rings
  • Fresco Painters
  • Gem Cutters
  • Inlayers of Furniture
  • Inlayers of Metalwork
  • Inlayers of Wooden Gaming Board
  • Inlayers 
  • Intarsia Workers
  • Makers of Decorated Artillery Shell Cases
  • Painters
  • Pearl Merchants
Miscellaneous
  • Perfume Vendors
  • Soap Boilers
  • Soap Makers
  • Shipwrights
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