This nighttime photograph depicts an urban scene in Al-Qanawat Municipality, Damascus, Syria

This nighttime photograph depicts an urban scene in Al-Qanawat Municipality, Damascus, Syria. A large, ornate, light-colored historic-style building occupies the background, illuminated by multiple warm artificial lights that accentuate its intricate facade, arched windows, and decorative cornices. Palm trees stand in front of the building. To the upper left, a yellow construction crane boom is visible against the dark sky. The foreground and midground consist of a paved road with vehicular and pedestrian traffic. In the immediate lower-left, the front portion of a dark red sedan, bearing a Syrian license plate "4498," is visible. A silver sedan and a white SUV are observed in motion in the midground, traveling from left to right. A person on a bicycle moves away from the viewer in the left midground. On the right side of the road, a group of approximately five to seven pedestrians, predominantly young adults, are standing and interacting on the sidewalk. Additional pedestrians are visible near the entrances of the illuminated building. The sky is dark, indicating nighttime conditions.