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Return to Damascus

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December 5th 2008
The first half of the day was taken up by an uncomfortable coach journey back to Damascus. Previously it had swung from side to side. This one bounced up and down a lot. Fortunately there were no obstacles which tested it. Having checked into the hotel we started in (albeit in a more comfortable room) some of us went off to an Islamic Cultural Centre to chat with some locals about cultural iss ... 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