Islamic Architecture

Aleppo, and a fond farewell to Syria

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September 6th 2008
School’s out, work has finished and we had a few days off before returning to the UK. It was the first day of Ramadan and we had been surprised to hear drums outside in the street at 3.30am. This is, apparently, to wake everyone up for an early breakfast before the fasting begins each day! Even so, we had managed to get back to sleep and still made it to the bus station in time for a 8.30 depart ... read more

Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo

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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