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Langsheen de Eufraat naar Doura Europos
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dag 7: 583 km gereden
van Aleppo naar Doura Europos, overnachting in Deir ez-Zor. Tevens Al Rasafah bezocht.
Na het ontbijt vertrekken we om 08u richting Raqqa (dat we zelf niet zullen bezoeken). We zullen een hele tijd langs de vruchtbare oevers van de Eufraat rijden. De bedoeling is …
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