Hama, Syria

Travel Blogs from Hama (29)

Crusader Castles, Hama, Syria travel blog
Crusader Castles
Nov 7, 2005

... day it is and it usually doesn't matter! From Hama, we travelled south and west to Crac des Chevalier, one of Syria's premier sights. Our guidebook describes Crac as "the epitome of the dream castle or childhood fantasies" (a quote from Paul Theroux). ...

A travel blog entry by kimandmartin
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Waterwheels and vintage cars, Hama, Syria travel blog
Waterwheels and vintage cars
May 1, 2006

God, this is a fantastic country! Syria is, I think, probably the standout highlight of my trip so far, and one of the best countries I have ever travelled. The ceaseless and all-encompassing friendliness of the Syrians is reason enough alone to come here ...

A travel blog entry by el_condor
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Water wheels of Hama, Hama, Syria travel blog
Water wheels of Hama
Mar 26, 2006

... . This is fair enough as the same Governor who built the Damascus palace built this one before moving down there. Obviously Hama's is a smaller version but the ablaq masonry and the elegantly carved internal decorations are certainly in the same vein. I ...

A travel blog entry by technotrekker
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Hummin
Hummin' In Hama..
Aug 28, 2006

Hama, home to the famous Norias (water wheels)and our base for visiting the number 2 must see site in Syria, Krak De Chevaliers. About Hama then. Hama in it's own right is quite a nice place and after Aleppo a welcome respite from 24 hour honking horns ...

A travel blog entry by natandkat
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Forum Discussions on Hama (4)

Fantastic Syria
Posted on Jul 12, 2009, 01:37:59
... and very interesting. Aleppo is a more conservative town and I highly recommend visiting to get 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 ...
I Found Various Cultures in one country
Posted on Jun 4, 2008, 05:07:49
... to show you wonderful old places and castles to understand that the Cultural facts . First there are alot of Casteles in Syria that display the historical scene about the The Cultures Exchange. In Arabic language : Castele > Qala'a Most of ...
What is the most newsworthy thing from your birthyear?
Posted on Jul 9, 2007, 07:02:10
... 3,070,621, a post-war record. February 1 - Senegal and Gambia form a loose confederation. February 2 - The Hama Massacre begins in Syria. February 3 - Syrian president Hafez al-Assad orders the army to purge the city of Harran of the Muslim Brotherhood. ...
missing canadian woman
Posted on May 7, 2007, 15:57:47
Nicole Vienneau missing in Hama Syria since march 31 2007, please read the journal by logging onto DIGG or google her name to find out how you can help.

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