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Damascus- its my kinda town

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January 10th 2007
Well to say that Damascus was a small revelation would be an understatement. I had been told by friends about this amazing city and was ready to explore all it had to offer. Damascus had a lot to live up to. The city is thought to be the oldest continuably inhabited city on the planet. Its 12000 or so years of habitation a touch longer than Sydney's 220 years (since colonisation). The city is n ... 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