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Last days in Syria

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May 7th 2010
Only a few days left in Syria. I've just been wandering in circles again, doing nuffink usefull at all. And that was fine :-) I took some pictures of a few kids the other day. Whereas in Europe a large bearded man photographing kids get chased by the police, in the Middle East everyone just enjoys the attention. After a few shots all the brothers and sisters were drummed up to have their photo ta ... 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