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.

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Syria's 100-year-old wheat mill at work - in pictures

Syrian-Kurdish men grind wheat for bulgur and flour in Afrin

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July 27, 2022

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