Umayed Mosque with schoaling shiites

Just in Syria

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December 14th 2009
Hi all - turn off now if not interested Not that I want to complain but after the civilisation of Beirut Damascus is a dump. I thought I would try the oldest city in the world for a couple of days but the place really drives me mad. It is a very conservative society - almost all the women are covered and you just cannot look for long because it is offensive. I booked a hotel in the old town ... 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