First Pic in Syria!

I Made It!

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June 9th 2006
I finally made it to Syria later on last night! I got settled into my hotel and went and wandered with my new friend Samina I met from Georgetown. We had lots of fun and even managed to get into a little bit of trouble. Nothing to major but i already have stories for years to come and I've been here less than 24 hours! It's great fun and the heat isn't as bad as I thought but I am drinking mor ... read more

Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus

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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