Photos from East, Syria, Middle East - page 12

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Sunset 2

Sunset 1

(Almost) All the ruins in one picture

Castle closer up 2

Castle closer up 1

Valley of Tombs with the Oasis in the background

Another temple of some sort

Another view of the colonnade and Temple of Bael

More Pillars

Camel Riding 5

Camel Riding 4

Camel Riding 3

Camel Riding 2

Camel Riding 1

The Grand Colnnade 3

The Grand Colnnade 2

The Grand Colnnade

Sleeping camel

Now that's an oasis (in the middle of the desert!)

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Temple of Bael (sp?)

The Three Brothers Tomb didn't allow pictures inside but here's the sign!

Each tomb had a statue depicting the person when they were alive. Too bad the heads were all gone.

Pretty

This tomb held 250 people and was 4 stories tall

To Baghdad, straight ahead!

Middle Eastern Scarecrow

Baghdad 66 Cafe

Church of St. Tekla

Narrow gorge where God parted the mountains so St. Tekla could escape

Drop of Olive Oil in shape of Virgin Mary

Look, I'm tall!

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Brief history of Syria

Syria map

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 ...more history

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