Mideast in Pictures: How traditional Syrian sword is made?

Source: Xinhua| 2021-11-11 21:05:18|Editor: huaxia

A sword maker works at his workshop in Damascus, Syria, Nov. 10, 2021. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

DAMASCUS, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Making sword and dagger is an old profession in Syria that has been passed down from generation after generation for hundreds of years. The hilts of the swords and daggers are set with silver and mother-of-pearl.

A sword maker works at his workshop in Damascus, Syria, Nov. 10, 2021. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

A sword maker works at his workshop in Damascus, Syria, Nov. 10, 2021. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

A sword maker works at his workshop in Damascus, Syria, Nov. 10, 2021. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

A sword maker works at his workshop in Damascus, Syria, Nov. 10, 2021. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

KEY WORDS: Syria,Traditional Swords,Making
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