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 Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role - were withdrawn in April of 2005.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.
June 13th 2008Middle East » Syria » East » Palmyra My entire trip to Palmyra cost me 26 USD.
- 2.5 hr bus, Homs to Palmyra, 150 SP
- taxi from Palmyra bus station to hostel, 50 SP
- one night in Citadel Hotel, double bed private ensuite, 400 SP
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June 11th 2008Middle East » Syria » East » Palmyra So I left you about two weeks ago as having got to Jordan I discovered that the internet was pretty hopeless in fact I would go as far to say it was crap as none of my emails have sent and so on!
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May 18th 2008Middle East » Syria » East » Palmyra So I got up at 5:30 so that I could be out the door to the bus station at 6:00, so I could make it for a 40 minute bus ride to the next city, to get to a 7:30am bus to Palmyra. So I arrived in Palmyra ... 4 photos[full story]
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