This image captures a wide-angle, elevated view of a multi-lane asphalt highway in Zamalka, Syria, under a clear blue sky with scattered white cumulus clouds, illuminated by the warm, directional light of a late afternoon sun

This image captures a wide-angle, elevated view of a multi-lane asphalt highway in Zamalka, Syria, under a clear blue sky with scattered white cumulus clouds, illuminated by the warm, directional light of a late afternoon sun. The highway, extending into the distant background, consists of two main directions of travel, each with multiple lanes. A central unpaved median or divider runs between the two directions. Numerous vehicles are present on the highway, including a black sedan, a white sedan, a white pickup truck, a white mini-bus, and a yellow dump truck, most traveling away from the viewer. One individual is visible on a motorcycle on the left side of the road, and another individual is walking on the unpaved shoulder of the left roadway. Two additional individuals are seen near construction equipment on the right side of the road in the mid-ground. The immediate surroundings of the highway are largely undeveloped, characterized by arid, dusty terrain with sparse, low vegetation. On both sides of the road, multiple multi-story, unfinished concrete shell buildings, lacking exterior walls and windows, are prominent. On the right side of the highway in the mid-ground, an active construction site is visible, featuring temporary trailers, an excavator, and mounds of earth. A large overhead gantry structure spans the highway in the mid-distance. In the far background, a range of mountains with a hazy appearance stretches across the horizon. Long shadows are cast across the road and ground surfaces due to the low angle of the sun.