Syria - Homs - Petrol

Syria - Homs - A good samaritan - Day 18

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October 1st 2007
South, down the motorway towards Homs where we turned westward to the castle of the Chevaliers. It was perched high up on a small mountain and we could get the car right to the front door. It was well preserved and we enjoyed a whistle stop tour of the place. By now we were in need of diesel but could we find any? Hens’ teeth were easier to locate. No filling station - and they wer ... 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