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Quneitra Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Quneitra, Syria
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Propaganda Town..
This is a top pick! ... shelled by artillery and tanks belonging to Syria and her Arab allies. In 1974, as part of the Israel-Syria disengagement agreement, Quneitra was handed back to Syria. Rather than repairing the damage and allowing Quneitra's residents to return as ...
The North!
Ok, I know this says I'm in Syria, but actually we're currently staying in the Golan Heights which is another Israeli occupied territory that was conquered after the 1967 Six Day War. We just got here this evening so I don't really know what it's all ...
Goin' Golan
... and administration, the area is regarded as occupied territory. The Israeli claim has not been recognized by any other country... Quneitra was the Syrian headquarters during the six-day war in 1967 and, after the Israeli's had chased the Syrian ...
syrias version of the israel conflict
We found out about Quintera off the net, basically it is a UN controlled area (ie. Israel and Syria were/are fighting our it)....it belonged to Syria and was bombed and bulldozed by Israel. Now it stands as a propaganda village. All is calm there for ...
Day 4 - Mount Bental (Valley of Tears)
... defunct volcanoes out of which the Golan Heights was formed. The amazing height affords amazing views over Israel, and across into Syria, and as such has been a strategic point throughout history, including as the site of a famous and fierce battle ...
Golan Heights
... of Tears. Israel's tanks were reduced to only 7, but Israel still miraculously took down 900 Syrian tanks causing Syria to retreat. However, there were heavy casualties on both sides. The view from Mount Bental was breathtaking. Just ...
Getting Out
After being in intensive language studies for two weeks in Jerusalem, I just had to get out of the city. I joined a school organized hiking trip in the Golan region in north east Israel. At this point in my stay, I didn't know basically any one and I did ...
Day 2: First Ride
... ; The flowers were quite nice. We stopped at Tel Saki which sits atop a high look out point, looking into the plains of Syria. We were told of a remarkable story that occurred there in 1973 at the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. We then ...
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