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palmyra

the colonnade
damascus to Istanbul

September 9th 2010
we started our trip in damascus, then we visited maaulla and headed to palmyra. stayed there three nights and it was so hot. from palmyra to the huge crusader castle Krak des chevalliers and stayed in the pleasant city of hama on the orontes river. don't miss the gardens and the norias. we stayed at cairo hotel, which we warmy recommend. the owner organizes trip to the sourrandings including apame ... read more
Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus

Syrian Flag 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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