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- Damascus
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- Syrian Pound (SYP)
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- 16,728,808
- Population
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Damascus
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Bye Bye Bicycles
This is a top pick! ... on the way to Damascus he was blinded by the Lord and his life took a 180 degree turn (as hr journeyed, he came near Damascus, and suddenly a great light shone around him from heaven...then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were open he saw no ...
New Year, New Journey?
This is a top pick! ... of seats up front with him. A different perspective on the traffic from cycling that's for sure. Upon arrival into Damascus we had a clear view of the traffic. Absolutely crazy! And I thought I had seen crazy traffic in Athens ...
Unsuccessfully sneaking into a mosque
This is a top pick! ... Mountains loom way off in the distance, but they are the same beige sandy color as the rest of the baking hot earth. Damascus looks very interesting as we get to the outskirts. Very smoggy as we come through the industrial sectors, but as we approach ...
Syria - Into the 'Axis of Evil'!
This is a top pick! ... were: a) Aleppo - the oldest inhabited city in the world? Although this claim will be strongly disputed by those from Syria's capital city Damascus, it's pretty safe to say that one of the major cities in Syria is the oldest. We visited the nearby ...
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Fantastic Syria
Posted by raniroo
... a feel of what Syria used to be like. We also stayed in Hama and Palmyra (we were there NYE and it was snowing!). Damascus is a wonderful old city mixed with both muslim and christian quarters. We were in Syria when the Gaza seige was occuring and, ...
Fantastic Syria
Posted by johang
Dear people of Syria, I'm traveling all over the world, so last week in Syria as well. I've visited Aleppo and Damascus. I was highly positive surprised by the people's hospitality ! This is the first topic I write after visiting a country. ...
Rooms available in Damascus
Posted by londonera
[ b]Hello everyone Im a spanish girl who spent 2 summers studying Arabic in Damascus. During this time I lived with an arabic family. I would like to recommend this family. They treated me really good and I really enjoyed the experience. They have 3 ...
Dentist clinic - Braces in Syria
Posted by tray001
... new on this site and I would like to ask if anyone could be so kind and direct me to a very good Dentist clinic in Syria, Damascus. I want a dentist that is very good and capable with Braces. I'm not going to say that the dentist should be cheap and all ...
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