Tank tracks in the desert

This was our first clue that this was not the place to camp

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June 21st 2007
pics added in turkey. Rousted by the Syrian Army So we leave Palymera to find a camp site for the night. Usually Oasis camps right at Palymera in the ancient ruins, but we were a bit ahead of schedule, and Allepo is a long drive, so we decided to drive for a while. It was also really hot and no one was particularly excited about putting up a tent in the desert heat of the late afternoon ... read more

Middle East » Syria » East » Palmyra

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 ... ... read more

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