Sheep Woman

Syria has hundreds of "dead cities" that are 1700-2000 years old. Most of them are now just full of sheep and shepherds. Even though it is hot now, Syria has some very harsh winters.

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Yali's People

September 20th 2004
Damascus, Syrian capital, is the oldest city on earth (7000 years,well done!) - well actually city that is continuously habited that is. But hang on, fellow Syrian city Aleppo claims to be the oldest city too! I am getting serious deja vu here: Nottingham has three "oldest pubs in England": one being the oldest pub, the other the oldest (yawn) tavern, etc, etc. Now if the people in Egypt and J ... read more

Middle East » Syria

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

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