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Background: Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role - were withdrawn in April of 2005. Over the past decade, Syria and Israel have held occasional peace talks over the return of the Golan Heights.




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7 hours ago: Fort Fun Granola Boy published a blog
Syrian Dreams
July 6th 2009  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
I've got so much to say about Syria...but precious few moments here at the ol' internet cafe (so far, I think, the only one I've found in Aleppo...). I'll be uploading pics, but it may take a few d ... [full story]

2 days ago: markinsyria published a blog
Ahlan wa sahlan fil Suwria!
July 4th 2009  Middle East » Syria
You look like you speak English! What does 'skurmesches' mean?! This was roughly the first thing that came my way when I set foot on the streets of Damascus. The shopkeeper was reading a lonely planet ... [full story]

Tomorrow, TOMORROW!
15 days ago: Damascus for Dummies published a blog
Tomorrow, TOMORROW!
June 21st 2009  Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus
We're packed, we're ready, we're leaving TOMORROW! At 1pm tomorrow (June 22), Leah and I will be racing, split-screen style, toward the Philadelphia and Toronto airports, respectively. We'll see eac ... 1 photos [full story]

15 days ago: Birdy85 published a blog
Damascus
June 21st 2009  Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus
I must have some kind of illness, a very odd illness, one that drags me back to Iraq like some kind of migratory bird each year. Each year for my birthday I gravitate this way. My first waking memo ... [full story]

Syria
17 days ago: Birdy85 published a blog
Syria
June 6th 2009  Middle East » Syria
Sorry, there's a big gap from Greece to Syria, I'll try and fill in the blanks soon. I think I am going to have to put Han down, it's the most humane thing to do. You can't go yanking pretty littl ... 12 photos [full story]

Seeing the Sights of Syria
18 days ago: Alex and Sarah published a blog
Seeing the Sights of Syria
June 10th 2009  Middle East » Syria
Leaving our hotel in Amman bound for the Syrian border, we were prepared for, at the very least, a protracted crossing. We were aware that there was every chance we would face the inconvenience and i ... 19 photos [full story]

Dummies and Dorks
25 days ago: Damascus for Dummies published a blog
Dummies and Dorks
June 11th 2009  Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus
Two dorky girls who love to study? Check. Two dummies who know surprisingly little about where they're going (given the fact they've been studying the region for three years)? Check. Nothing l ... 1 photos [full story]

Damascus
28 days ago: thedribbleman published a blog
Damascus
June 3rd 2009  Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus
As I was asked to leave the women’s area I whispered to Annina “I am sick and tired of being repressed.” I was inside one of the Muslim worlds most important buildings. You know if y ... 50 photos [full story]

El mercado de los viernes, Cuma pazari
June 7th 2009  Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus
En Siria el fin de semana es viernes y sábado, el viernes todo está cerrado menos este mercado donde venden frutas y verduras. Suriede hafatasonu cuma-cumartesi, cuma günü her sey kapali, burasi gerç ... 22 photos [full story]

LEAPING IN ALEPPO
32 days ago: 2 BLONDES ON HOLIDAY published a blog
LEAPING IN ALEPPO
June 3rd 2009  Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo
DAY 49 First thing after breakfast heading on a 10 minute walk down the hill to Krak de Chevaliers. It is the most famous medieval citadel in the world. It is an amazing castle within a castle. T ... 29 photos [full story]


Syria Blog Entries

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Crac des Chevaliers
Crac des Chevaliers
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Palmyra's Tetraplyon catches the last rays of the sun
The soaring walls of the inner fortress - Krak des Chevaliers
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Sunken Ruins
Skyline

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