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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]
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] Blog: Day 6 and 7
Date: July 5th 2008
As per usual, we got off to an early start and hopped in the bus and headed for the Citadel in Masyaf. Same same, was huge and old and full of ghosts (probably). Then we left and kept on driving, until we got to the Krak Des Chevaliers. Not sure if you know what it is, but it is (yet another castle) however, is a crusader fortress and has been described as probably the best preserved castle in the ... read more
Date: July 5th 2008
As per usual, we got off to an early start and hopped in the bus and headed for the Citadel in Masyaf. Same same, was huge and old and full of ghosts (probably). Then we left and kept on driving, until we got to the Krak Des Chevaliers. Not sure if you know what it is, but it is (yet another castle) however, is a crusader fortress and has been described as probably the best preserved castle in the ... read more
