Khan Asad Basha Ceiling

Into the axis of evil

---

June 5th 2010
Leave your preconceptions at the border Syria, chances are Syria is not what you expected. The only immediate difference you notice when you cross over from Jordan is that the terrain switches from desert to farmland. I wouldn’t quite say it’s westernised but the people are very friendly towards outsiders and much more liberally dressed than other parts of the Middle East. At the same time the ... read more

Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus

---

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