Syria - St Simeon's Stylites

On to Syria - Day 15

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September 28th 2007
We were very sorry to leave Turkey. It is a lovely country with friendly people who had made us most welcome. The roads were excellent and the countryside through which we had driven had been fantastic. The border with Syria presented us with problems. Firstly the Turkish outgoing authorities entered our details into their computer and had no record of having brought our cars into the country. ... read more

Middle East » Syria

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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