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Maaloula Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Maaloula, Syria
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Maaloula
Visiting Maaloula (one of the last places where Aramaic is spoken), the Convent of St. Thecla (a pilgrimage site for the ill), and St. Sergius (one of the oldest churches in the world - built in 325 A.D. - but unfortunately no ...
Discovering inner peace... no really!
Recently, some new university friends and I went on a very pleasant daytrip to Maaloula, an historical Aramaic village up in the mountains about an hour outside of Damascus, which is home to two historical churches. It is one of three such villages in ...
Sikera (Σικερα)
... While enjoying this you can play a variety of (board) games on offer or grab a bit of food. It was quite interesting to see how the younger generation of Syria was enjoying their coffee while playing a computer-game together on a laptop.... Times change! ...
Old Damascus and Christian Syria
... is a republic with a president (that just happens to continually win reelection every seven years). Its constitution stipulates that Syria has no official religion; it just so happens that the country is 89% Muslim and 10% Christian. Christians ...
Day 5 - Cradle of Civilisation
... martyrs Sergius and Bacchus. The nuns, some of whom speak English, show visitors around. EXCERPT FROM: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/syria/maalula. It was a beautiful place and one that should be on anybodies list if they are traveling around Syria. ...
Maaloula
... . Tout ça en moins d'une heure. c'est long mais au moins ca marche. du coup, on prends la route pour le village de Maaloula. Petite pause parfaite pour une journée. On passe la nuit au couvent de saint tekla. Austère mais on est bien accueillis. on a ...
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