Palmyra 1

French Crusaders and Syrian souqs

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September 9th 2006
Second blog from Syria. Coincidentally, also from Damascus, however in the intervening time I have been all over Syria. No pictures as yet, those will have to wait until I can get to a country that does not have internet censoring. It's very annoying. So anyway, cities I have been to include Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, and Palmyra. This was with a tour group, and while travelling around Syria I am ... 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