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Damascus

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April 13th 2008
Welcom to Syria! Not viewed to favourably in the west, but come here and you'll see what a fantastic place it really is. Our stop in Damascus was really characterised for me by haze and polluting smog, but also by how close we are to the Iraqi border, as evidenced by the photos... As I used Damascus as a base to travel elsewhere, I've got little to say, but wait until the next stop! ... 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