Souq in Damascus

The New Marrakesh - Damascus

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March 8th 2010
Syria was an amazing experience for me, and I met loads of the world's most generous people I ever have in my life, and finally saw a country untouched by the western world. On the trip to the border from Lebanon, I slept most of the way on the Syrian bus therefore the 3 hours trip went by very fast. The border crossing was pretty smooth and straight forward, everything went smooth and it ... 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