• A snow-clad village in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon governorate, about 52km south-east of Beirut. AFP
    A snow-clad village in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon governorate, about 52km south-east of Beirut. AFP
  • Cedar trees are blanketed in snow in Lebanon. AFP
    Cedar trees are blanketed in snow in Lebanon. AFP
  • A man walks in the snow in Erbil, Iraq. AP Photo
    A man walks in the snow in Erbil, Iraq. AP Photo
  • Snow fills the air in Erbil. AP Photo
    Snow fills the air in Erbil. AP Photo
  • Israel's border with Syria is covered with snow, near the Druze town of Masada. AFP
    Israel's border with Syria is covered with snow, near the Druze town of Masada. AFP
  • Syrians drive their cars on a street as snow falls over Damascus. AFP
    Syrians drive their cars on a street as snow falls over Damascus. AFP
  • A child removes snow from the top of a tent at a camp for internally displaced people in the northern Aleppo countryside, Syria. Reuters
    A child removes snow from the top of a tent at a camp for internally displaced people in the northern Aleppo countryside, Syria. Reuters
  • A child stands in the snow in Salat Zagrous, a camp for internally displaced people, in northern Syria. EPA
    A child stands in the snow in Salat Zagrous, a camp for internally displaced people, in northern Syria. EPA
  • A camp for internally displaced people in the town of Raju in the rebel-controlled northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP
    A camp for internally displaced people in the town of Raju in the rebel-controlled northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP
  • Children at a camp for internally displaced people in Raju have fun in the snow. AFP
    Children at a camp for internally displaced people in Raju have fun in the snow. AFP
  • A windy day in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A windy day in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Reindeer in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights. AFP
    Reindeer in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights. AFP
  • The Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights. AFP
    The Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights. AFP
  • The Roman ruins at Baalbek in the eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. AFP
    The Roman ruins at Baalbek in the eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. AFP
  • Snow-covered houses in the town of Sohmor, western Bekaa, Lebanon. Reuters
    Snow-covered houses in the town of Sohmor, western Bekaa, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Amadiyah, a town built 1,400 metres above sea level and located about 75km north of the city of Dohuk, in the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region. AFP
    Amadiyah, a town built 1,400 metres above sea level and located about 75km north of the city of Dohuk, in the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region. AFP
  • Snow-covered mountains around the town of Amadiyah. AFP
    Snow-covered mountains around the town of Amadiyah. AFP
  • Iraqi Kurds perform a traditional dance near Safin Mountain, close to the city of Irbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
    Iraqi Kurds perform a traditional dance near Safin Mountain, close to the city of Irbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
  • Israeli armored corps soldiers, fix their tank chains during snowstorm near the Israel-Syrian border in the annexed Golan Heights, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams. EPA
    Israeli armored corps soldiers, fix their tank chains during snowstorm near the Israel-Syrian border in the annexed Golan Heights, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams. EPA
  • Children slide on the snow at the Kucukcekmece district in Istanbul. AFP
    Children slide on the snow at the Kucukcekmece district in Istanbul. AFP
  • A child plays with a cat in a snowy park near of the Suleymaniye mosque in Istanbul. AFP
    A child plays with a cat in a snowy park near of the Suleymaniye mosque in Istanbul. AFP
  • A young Syrian boy clears the snow covering a tent at a camp for internally displaced people, near the city of Jisr al-Shugur on the border with Turkey, in the Idlib governorate of northwestern Syria. AFP
    A young Syrian boy clears the snow covering a tent at a camp for internally displaced people, near the city of Jisr al-Shugur on the border with Turkey, in the Idlib governorate of northwestern Syria. AFP

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Frozen Middle East: Heavy snow hits the region - in pictures

Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Gaza and Iraq all feel the effects of the freezing weather

The National

January 20, 2022

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Updated: January 21, 2022, 7:30 AM
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