Crac des Chevaliers

Syria

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October 15th 2008
After a few more buses we arrived in Syria! Aleppo was our first stop - it is the 2nd biggest city in Syria and considered the most conservative -- you see a lot of women in chadors with their full face and bodies covered. We went to the old citadel and also the big mosque. As you can see, I had to don some "special clothes" while there! Even incognito, there was a group of kids and teenagers ... 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