100-year-old wheat mill in Syria - in pictures

  • A child helps as Syrian Kurdish men work with a wheat mill said to be 100 years old. All photos: AFP
    A child helps as Syrian Kurdish men work with a wheat mill said to be 100 years old. All photos: AFP
  • It is in the north-western city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Syria's Aleppo province.
    It is in the north-western city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Syria's Aleppo province.
  • The mill grinds wheat for bulgur and flour.
    The mill grinds wheat for bulgur and flour.
  • An elderly man checks the day's wheat.
    An elderly man checks the day's wheat.
  • Men sort bulgur wheat.
    Men sort bulgur wheat.
  • View from the bottom of the mill.
    View from the bottom of the mill.
  • A man starts the milling process that turns whole grains into flour.
    A man starts the milling process that turns whole grains into flour.
  • A man at work at the mill.
    A man at work at the mill.
  • The 100-year-old mill is still in perfect working order.
    The 100-year-old mill is still in perfect working order.
  • A Syrian Kurdish man handles grains before they are turned into flour.
    A Syrian Kurdish man handles grains before they are turned into flour.
  • A worker takes a well-earned break.
    A worker takes a well-earned break.