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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: Seein’ Syria
Date: December 26th 2009
So Syria, eh? What’s that place all about? To be honest we didn’t really know either… probably a little less liberal then Turkey, hopefully less expensive and stacked with history. So with passports in hand we said good by to Turkey and jumped into Syria. This was our first boarder crossing with the group and it was a doozie! As expected every second boarder guard wanted to “check ... read more
Date: December 26th 2009
So Syria, eh? What’s that place all about? To be honest we didn’t really know either… probably a little less liberal then Turkey, hopefully less expensive and stacked with history. So with passports in hand we said good by to Turkey and jumped into Syria. This was our first boarder crossing with the group and it was a doozie! As expected every second boarder guard wanted to “check ... read more
