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Syria
FlagInfo:wikipedia | flickr
Capital:Damascus
Currency:Syrian pound (SYP)
Languages:Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood
Population:18,016,874
Area:185,180
Heritage
Major heritage sites include:
  • Ancient City of Damascus
  • Ancient City of Bosra
  • Site of Palmyra
  • Ancient City of Aleppo
See the UNESCO website for more details
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City
Damascus
You can live and breath history in this, the oldest inhabited city in the world. The Old City protected by its own encompassing wall contains many ancient building. The National Museum houses some truly ancient exhibits and the Ummayyad Mosque was built on the earlier temple to the Aramean god Haddad.
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Coming Home from the Madrasa
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Coming Home from the Madrasa

Boys coming home from school under a furtive eye, in Ma'arrat al-Numan a market town in central Syria.


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You see ... I love snow
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Arabic Stones
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Arabic Stones

Carvings in arabic above the entrance to Krak des Chevaliers in western Syria - a former crusader castle.


Mosque Decoration
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Mosque Decoration

The ceiling above the western entrance to the Umayyad Mosque in central Damascus.


The Vanquished Kings
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The Vanquished Kings

Statues of vanquished kings, with fallen crowns, behind the statue of Saladin on the western side of the old city walls.


The Propylaeum At Night
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The Propylaeum At Night

Looking through the roman propylaeum in central Damascus, along the Hamidiyeh souk.


The Treasury Glow
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The Treasury Glow

Another view of the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus after dark.


Jabri House Interior
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Jabri House Interior

Looking across the courtyard of Jabri House, a restaurant in the old city of Damascus.


Saladin To The Charge
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Saladin To The Charge

A sctatue of Saladin riding a horse, just outside the city wall of the old city of Damascus.


Treasury Lights
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Treasury Lights

The Dome of the Treasury in the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in the old city of Damascus.


One Night At The Mosque
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One Night At The Mosque

A night-time view across the incredibly reflective floor of the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.


Jazz Lives in Syria 2008
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Jazz Lives in Syria 2008
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Heh... Testes
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Heh... Testes

Metalwork on the door of the entrance to the church at St. Paul's Monastery in Syria, where I spent my first two nights in Damascus.


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