Citadel

Aleppo

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April 12th 2009
After a very late night ....again(2am). Me and Mima got up to catch the 7am train to Aleppo. For the first time ever I travelled first class, though Mima was quick to tell me that its only Syrian first class. The train was scheduled to arrive after 4hours, but we had a 30min wait at Holms. When we arrived we headed to the Citadel by taxi. Mima had stayed in Aleppo with the rest of the GX volunteer ... 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