SYRIA

Location - Middle East; Capital - Damascus; Population - 20 million; Currency - Syria Pound

I took a shared taxi from Baalbek in Lebanon to Damascus, in 1999.

A 5 Syrian Pound note

A side road in central Damascus

Damascus old city

Al-Hamadiyyeh souq in the old city of Damascus

Omayyad Mosque, Damascus old city

Looking down from the 17th century Arab castle Qala'at ibn Maan, in Palmyra

Sunset at Qala'at ibn Maan, Palmyra

The Roman ruins as seen from Qala'at ibn Maal, Palmyra

Roman theatre, Palmyra

The Great Colonnade, Palmyra

The Orontes River at Hama

The wooden water wheels, or norias, were used for irrigation in Hama

A noria in Hama

Crac des Chaveliers, a Crusader Castle from the 12th century

Inside the Crac des Chaveliers

Aleppo views from the huge Citadel

The streets of Aleppo

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LINKS

www.syriatourism.org - Syria tourist board

www.visit-syria.com

www.cafe-syria.com

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